Redmond disagreed with ownership over the future direction of the paper, which included cuts in editorial staff.
Palo Alto Weekly picked up the coveted general excellence award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
At the AAN Digital Conference in San Francisco, one message was loud and clear: With a strong and distinct voice that daily newspapers can't replicate, and years' worth of hard-earned community trust that the fly-by-night "hyperlocal" networks can't buy, the local alt-weekly has major advantages over its competitors in the battle for digital dollars.
EBX lOAKal is a new pop-up boutique shop and gallery in the heart of downtown Oakland.
The Bay Guardian's nude beach issue comes with a full frontal cover.
Monterey County Weekly took first place for General Excellence.
Bay Guardian co-founders and publishers Bruce Brugmann and Jean Dibble will step down from day-to-day operations. The paper will also sell its headquarters building for $6.5 million in a separate transaction.
Bay Guardian Executive Editor Tim Redmond told the East Bay Express that he's "very optimistic" the deal will be inked soon. The Examiner's president and CEO Todd Vogt downplayed the news of the pending sale.
San Francisco Bay Guardian tells residents, "If you go bare, put 'er there."
The paper's goal is "to create a document that the voters could use to determine which candidates really deserve the progressive vote."