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“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.”

Streetsblog L.A. Press Club award finalists include Sahra Sulaiman LAPD coverage, SGV Connect podcast at Arroyo Fest, best group blog, and more

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.

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

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.

Streetsblog L.A. wins Best Group Blog - with Sahra Sulaiman honored for Local Political Commentary and Damien Newton honored for Solutions Journalism

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.

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.

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.