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Freedom of Information Award Winners

JAMES MADISON FOI AWARD WINNERS (1984-2005)

NORWIN S. YOFFIE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
David Mitchell, former publisher, Pt. Reyes Light (2006)
Lowell Bergman, investigative reporter (2005)
Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower (2004)
Hon. Ronald M. George, Chief Justice, California Supreme Court (2003)
John Carne, Attorney (2002)
Prof. C. James Schmidt, San Jose State University (2001)
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CAREER/LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Poet (2000)
John Taylor, City Clerk of San Francisco (1999)
Bruce B. Brugmann, Editor and publisher, SF Bay Guardian (1998)
John Moss, U.S. Senator and author of FOIA (1997)
Carl Jensen, Project Censored (1996)
Ben Bagdikian, Author and professor (1995)
Angus Mackenzie, Journalist (1994)
William Bagley, California State Assembly member (1992)
Jack Craemer, Editor and co-publisher, Marin Independent Journal (1991)
Raymond Spangler, Retired publisher, Redwood City Tribune (1990)
Dick Fogel, Editor, Bay City News Service (1989)
A.G. Pickerell, Professor emeritus, UC Berkeley (1984)
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ADVOCACY
Patricia Holt, "Holt Uncensored" (2005)
California First Amendment Coalition (2003)
James Chadwick, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich (2002)
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AUTHOR
Robert Stinnett (2000)
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CARTOONIST
Mark Fiore (2006)
Cartoon Art Museum and Rex Babin, Sacramento Bee (2004)
Justin DeFreitas (2003)
Tom Meyer, SF Chronicle (2002)
Paul Mavrides (1996)
Dan Perkins aka Tom Tomorrow (1995)
George Russell (1993)
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CITIZEN
Richard Knee (2003)
People United for a Better Oakland (PUEBLO) (1999)
Francisco Lobaco (1998)
Nicholson Baker (1997)
Kim Alexander (1996)
Bruce T. Olson (1995)
Jim Warren (1994)
Sue Hestor (1993)
Dannie Martin (1992)
Walter O’Donnell (1988)
Norwin and Sandra Yoffie (1988)
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COMMENTARY
Santa Cruz Sentinel (2005)
Jon Carroll, SF Chronicle (2002)
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COMMUNITY MEDIA
North Coast Journal (2005)
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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Center for Investigative Reporting (2006)
Tricia Taborn (2004)
Freedom Forum Pacific Coast Center, Félix Gutiérrez, Beverly Kees (2001)
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EDITOR
Tim Crews, Sacramento Valley Mirror (2000)
Peter Y. Sussman, SF Chronicle (1989)
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BEVERLY KEES EDUCATOR AWARD
Paul Grabowicz, U.C. Berkeley professor of journalism (2006)
Beverly Kees, past president, SPJ-NorCal (posthumous) (2005)
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EDUCATOR
Karl Grubaugh, Granite Bay High School (2001)
William B. Johnson, Chabot College (1999)
Stanton Glantz, UCSF (1996)
Roger Karraker, Santa Rosa Jr. College (1995)
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ELECTRONIC ACCESS
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public Information and Community Outreach Program, David Madden, Public Information Officer (2004)
The Freedom Archives (2003)
Assembly member Kevin Shelley, legislative aide Ryan Spencer (2001)
Marcus O’Connell (1998)
California Voter Foundation (1997)
Dave Jefferson (1996)
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JOURNALIST
Vanessa Hua, San Francisco Chronicle (2006)
Tanya Schevitz & Todd Wallack, San Francisco Chronicle (2006)
Barry Witt, San Jose Mercury News (2006)
Dion Nissenbaum, San Jose Mercury News (2006)
Thomas Peele, Contra Costa Times (2005)
Tom Vacar, KTVU Channel 2 (2005)
Kim Curtis and Robert Porterfield, Associated Press (2004)
Tom Vacar, KTVU/Fox 2 Consumer Editor (TV); Michael Krasny and Forum production staff, KQED (Radio); Matt Marshall, San Jose Mercury News (Print); Sanjiv Handa, East Bay News Service (Bulldog) (2003)
Lisa Davis, SF Weekly (2002)
Tanya Smith, The Argus; Fredric Tulsky, San Jose Mercury News (2001)
Erin McCormick, SF Examiner (Print); Ellen Miller, KOVR-TV (Broadcast) (2000)
Jennifer LaFleur, San Jose Mercury News (1999)
Lance Williams, SF Examiner (Print); Randy Shandobil, Roland DeWolk, KTVU-TV (Broadcast) (1998)
Belinda Griswold, SF Bay Guardian (1997)
Seth Rosenfeld, SF Examiner (1996)
Martha Ross, West County Times; Pete Carey, Christopher H. Schmitt, San Jose Mercury News (1995)
Louis Freedberg, SF Chronicle; Lance Williams, SF Examiner (1994)
Clay Haswell, Michael Hytha, Donna Wasiczko, Contra Costa Times (1993)
Roland DeWolk, Eric Newton, Oakland Tribune (1992)
Harry Harris, Oakland Tribune (1991)
Michael Harris, SF Chronicle (1990)
Angus Mackenzie, Center for Investigative Reporting (1989)
Erin Hallissy, Contra Costa Times (1988)
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JUDGE
Marilyn Hall Patel, U.S. District Court, Northern California (1993)
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LEGAL COUNSEL
Peter Scheer (2006)
Karl Olson (2005)
Joshua Koltun, Piper Rudnick LLP (2004)
Tom Newton (2003)
Tom Burke (2002)
David Newdorf (2000)
Roger R. Myers (1999)
Jeff Bleich (1998)
James Brelsford (1997)
Tom Steel (1996)
John Crew (1995)
William Turner (1994)
James Wheaton (1993)
James M. Wagstaffe (1991)
Jeffrey A. Leon (1990)
Terry Francke (1989)
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LIBRARIAN
Alison Head, Vonnie Matthews, Albert Sears, Santa Rosa Press Democrat (1994)
Barbara T. Newcombe, Center for Investigative Reporting (1992)
Zoia Horn, Data Center (1991)
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NEWS MEDIA
Marin Independent Journal (2006)
KGO-TV (2006)
Oakland Tribune (2005)
Associated Press, Northern California/Northern Nevada Bureau (2005)
Modesto Bee; Red Bluff Daily News; The (Vacaville) Reporter; Alameda Newspaper Group (Hayward Daily Review, Oakland Tribune) (2004)
Oakland Tribune (large circulation); Tahoe Daily Tribune (small circulation) (2002)
Berkeley Daily Planet (Watchdog); Sonoma Index-Tribune (Investigation); Stockton Record (Special Report) (2001)
CNET’s News.com (2000)
San Jose Mercury News (1996)
Sonoma Index-Tribune (1995)
Contra Costa Times; San Francisco Daily Journal (1994)
San Jose Mercury News (1993)
San Jose Mercury News (Bert Robinson, Robert Ingle) (1989)
San Jose Mercury News (David Willman, Robert Ingle, Edward P. Davis Jr.) (1988)
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ONLINE FREE SPEECH
CNET News.com (2006)
Electronic Frontier Foundation (2000)
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ONLINE REPORTING
SF Weekly (2002)
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ORGANIZATION
World Free Press Institute (2002)
ACLU of Northern California (2001)
San Franciscans for Sunshine (2000)
Nolo Press (1999)
League of Women Voters of Oakland (1997)
California Common Cause (1995)
Mark Goldowitz, California Anti-SLAPP/First Amendment Project (1992)
Fred Goff and the Data Center (1991)
Dan Carson and SPJ Central California chapter (1990)
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PUBLIC OFFICIAL
Dr. Tom Campbell & Elizabeth Patterson (2006)
Loretta Lynch, California Public Utilities Commission (2005)
Donna Hall, San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance Task Force (2005)
Sen. John Burton and aide Rodger Dillon (2004)
Sherry Kelly, City Clerk, Berkeley (2003)
State Controller Kathleen Connell (2002)
Officials of the City of Ripon (2001)
Gloria Exline, Former mayor of Vallejo (2000)
Sen. Byron Sher and the Joint Legislative Staff Task Force on Government Oversight (1999)
Tony Miller, Californians for Political Reform Foundation; Bill Jones, Secretary of State (1997)
Jeff Smith, Contra Costa Co. Supervisor (1996)
Assembly member Debra Bowen, legislative aide Mary Winkley (1995)
Kevin Shelley, San Francisco Supervisor (1994)
Sen. Quentin Kopp, Assembly member John Burton (1993)
Sen. Quentin Kopp (1991)
Michael Hennessey, San Francisco Sheriff (1990)
Sen. David Roberti (1988)
Assembly member Lloyd G. Connelly (1988)
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PUBLIC SERVICE
Working Assets (2004)
San Francisco Bay Guardian (2002)
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REFERENCE
Paper Trails, by Stephen Levine and Barbara T. Newcombe (1997)
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SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
First Amendment Project (2001)
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SPECIAL CITATION
ANG, The Argus, Barry Shatzman, Duffy Carolan (2006)
Joseph Lynn, San Francisco Ethics Commission (2003)
Media Alliance; Elizabeth Pritzker (2000)
Todd Lappin (1997)
J.A. Savage (1996)
Tom Newton, CNPA; Terry Francke, CFAC; Dan Friedlander, chief of staff for Sen. Quentin Kopp; Randy Pester, consultant, Assembly Local Government Committee (1994)
Roberta Achtenberg, San Francisco Supervisor (1993)
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STUDENT ESSAY
Peyton Whitner, Diablo Valley High School (1989)
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STUDENT JOURNALIST (College)
Misha Osinovskiy, The Orion, CSU Chico (2003)
The Orion, CSU Chico (2002)
David Sommers, The Hornet, CSU Sacramento (2000)
Soren Hemmila, The Advocate, Contra Costa College (1997)
Cris Mays, SFSU (1996)
Jackie Spinner, SPJ student chapter, UC Berkeley (1995)
Richard Cline, The Pioneer, CSU Hayward (1994)
Martha Brockenbrough, Mike Laris, John Wagner, Stanford Daily (1993)
Scott Glover, Wes Kirkey, Golden Gater, SFSU (1992)
James Ballantine, Christina Dalton, Hastings Law News (1991)
David Wainio, The Pioneer, CSU Hayward (1989)
Dan Reed, The Pioneer, CSU Hayward (1988)
Adam Truitt, Rod Boyce, Arnie Braafladt, The Lumberjack, CSU Humboldt (1987)
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STUDENT JOURNALIST (High School)
Stella Robertson, Ruth Osorio, The Buzz, Novato High (2002)
Sarah Pearce, The Lowell, Lowell (2000)
Staff, West Wing, Mission High (1998)
Ben Hewlett, Campanile, Palo Alto High (1997)
Megan Bly, Laura Garrett, Lori Radzikowski, The Bark, Redwood High (1992)
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WHISTLEBLOWER/SOURCE
Kevin De Liban and Oliver Luby, San Francisco Ethics Commission (2005)