Society of Professional Journalists

For its 35th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards, the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California chapter, recognized Public Press reporter Brian Howey with an Ongoing Coverage award for his reporting and critique of San Francisco’s systems supporting the homeless during the coronavirus pandemic, including:

Judges also honored Public Press Managing Editor Liz Enochs with an award for Explanatory Journalism for “Cities at turning point: Will upzoning ease housing inequalities or build on zoning’s racist legacy?” which she wrote for Shareable.

The awards contest honored reporting produced from July 2019 through June 2020. Read about all of the Northern California award winners.

Lila LaHood is Executive Director of the San Francisco Public Press. She is a member of San Francisco’s Sunshine Ordinance Task Force and a member of the board of directors of the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. She has worked as a nonprofit consultant and freelance editor. She was previously a business writer at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she covered retail and real estate. Lila has an M.S. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a B.A. in international relations from Stanford University.