Palo Alto Weekly picked up the coveted general excellence award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
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."
Three editorial employees have been laid off from the San Francisco Bay Guardian, including veteran reporter Sarah Phelan.
East Bay Express, Palo Alto Weekly, San Francisco Bay Guardian and SF Weekly were honored by the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club on Saturday.
San Francisco Bay Guardian picked up the coveted General Excellence award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Palo Alto Weekly led all alt-weeklies with ten awards.
