ChicoSol a finalist in five award categories

Announcement reflects recognition for community focus and investigative reporting
by ChicoSol staff | Posted May 29, 2024

photo by Leslie Layton
Several rows in the Marigold Elementary gym were occupied by protesting parents during a school board discussion on gender identity.

ChicoSol has been named a finalist in five categories in the prestigious annual journalism competition run by the California News Publishers Association (CNPA) for its 2023 coverage.

CNPA announced today that ChicoSol’s Natalie Hanson and Leslie Layton are finalists in the special Community Focus category across all divisions, placing this publication in competition with the San Francisco Chronicle, Bay Area Reporter, Santa Barbara Independent, and the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Contributors Dave Waddell and Julian Mendoza are finalists in the California Journalism Awards investigative reporting category for the coverage provided by the video report, “The checkered history of police Sgt. Mark Bass.” read more