awards
Streetsblog LA
L.A. Press Club Awards Streetsblog First Place in Best Group Blog Category
The award acknowledges the 2024 calendar year work of SBLA Editors Sahra Sulaiman and Joe Linton, San Gabriel Valley reporters Chris Greenspon and Damien Newton, and Streetsblog California Editor Melanie Curry
June 23, 2025
Los Angeles Press Club Honors SGV Connect as “Best Regular Podcast” for Coverage of Arroyofest
“SGV Connect 120: Basking in the Afterglow of Arroyo Fest,” was singled out as the “Best Regular Podcast” with the judges noting, “This podcast makes listeners feel as if they are at Arroyo Fest with in-studio commentary interspersed with on-the-scene reporting providing a variety of perspectives of the event.”
June 24, 2024
Streetsblog Los Angeles Is a Finalist for Four L.A. Press Club Awards
Streetsblog L.A. Press Club award finalists include Sahra Sulaiman LAPD coverage, SGV Connect podcast at Arroyo Fest, best group blog, and more
May 10, 2024
Another Big Night for Streetsblog at the LA Press Club Awards
For the sixth time in nine years, and the third year in a row, the Los Angeles Press Club named Streetsblog Los Angeles as the “Best Blog” at their annual awards banquet. The Streetsblog team submitted the work on the day of December 20 for the award. That day we posted some of our best work, including “How Do You Solve a Problem Like KDL” by Sahra Sulaiman, “With Healthy Streets Initiative Looking, City Departments Say Plans Aren’t Plans” by Joe Linton, “California Air Board Plan for Climate Calls for Much Less Driving” by Melanie Curry and the “end of year” podcast for SGV Connect by Chris Greenspon and Damien Newton.
June 26, 2023
Streetsblog, Santa Monica Next, and SGV Weekly Are Finalists for Eight L.A. Press Club Awards
Streetsblog Los Angeles appears as a finalist in five L.A. Press Club award categories, including Best Blog, Best Online Journalist, and Best Audio Journalist
May 18, 2023
Streetsblog, Linton, Honored by L.A. Press Club
This year, Streetsblog L.A.'s team were finalists in six categories and were honored in the top three in all six including top honors in the Best Blog category and Joe Linton for non-political commentary in an online publication.
June 27, 2022
Streetsblog (and Friends) Earn Four Big Wins at L.A. Press Club Awards
Streetsblog L.A. wins Best Group Blog - with Sahra Sulaiman honored for Local Political Commentary and Damien Newton honored for Solutions Journalism
July 1, 2019
Streetsblog L.A. and Sahra Sulaiman Honored By L.A. Press Club
At the Los Angeles Press Club's 58th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards last night, Streetsblog Los Angeles was honored with two first place awards among eleven nominations for Streetsblog and our sister sites LongBeachIze and Santa Monica Next. L.A. Press Club award nominations are generated locally, then winners are picked by volunteer journalists from across the United States.
June 27, 2016
Streetsblog, Santa Monica Next, and LongBeachize Have a Dozen Finalists for L.A. Press Club Awards
It is awards season for journalism in Southern California, and the recent announcement of finalists for the 58th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards gives us a chance to pat ourselves on the back as we celebrate some excellent work by the Southern California Streets Initiative team.
May 25, 2016
The Santa Monica Next/Streetsblog Party for Bloom/Cyclehop and Hulu is Two Days Away!
If you haven't already, get your ticket today to join us in celebrating the good work accomplished by Assemblymember Richard Bloom, Cyclehop, and Hulu. The party is this Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 at Cyclehop's west coast headquarters.
March 22, 2016