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Former Sequoia Union High School District employees Kari Cheng, left, and Jeremy Arey, right, at Stafford Park in Redwood City on Oct. 1, 2024. The Almanac story about their travails earned a third place nod for In-Depth reporting. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney.

The Almanac received 13 awards, including two first-place honors for Coverage of Student Government and Campus Administration and for Print Layout and Design, at the annual California Journalism Awards contest on Saturday evening.

Organized by the California News Publishers Association, the contest draws thousands of entries from throughout the state and covered work produced in 2024. The work is judged by journalists from other states. The awards were announced at a May 17 ceremony in Los Angeles.

The Almanac competed against other weekly newspapers in its circulation category.

The winning entries are:

First place:

Coverage of Student Government and Campus Administration – Arden Margulis
Print Inside Page Layout and Design – Douglas Young

Second place:

Environmental Reporting – Eleanor Raab
Breaking News – Arden Margulis
Feature Story – Karla Kane
Photojournalism – Anna Hoch-Kenney
Public service journalism – Eleanor Raab

Third place

In-Depth Reporting – Jennifer Yoshikoshi
Photo Story/Essay – The Almanac

Fourth place

Coverage of Youth and Education – Arden Margulis and Jennifer Yoshikoshi
Housing and Land-Use Reporting — Eleanor Raab
Environment Reporting – Eleanor Raab

Fifth place

Coverage of Youth and Education – Jennifer Yoshikoshi, Arden Margulis and Angela Swartz
Housing and Land-Use Reporting – The Almanac Staff
Sports action photo – Anna Hoch-Kenney

Part of Embarcadero Media Foundation, the Almanac is in the midst of its 60th year and publishes in print and online. The news outlet produces also Express, a daily email news digest; Weekend Express, a weekly newsletter of local arts and entertainment; and the Peninsula Foodist, a newsletter that focuses on the Midpenisula dining scene.

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