Carol Ann Alaimo, editorial writer, Arizona Daily Star
Heather Boerner, lead housing reporter, Santa Cruz County (Calif.) Sentinel
Nancy Cleeland, labor reporter, Los Angeles Times
Chris Collins, reporter, Baker City (Ore.) Herald
Julie Davidow, urban affairs reporter, The Record, Stockton, Calif.
Heath Foster, social issues reporter, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Andy Furillo, reporter, The Sacramento Bee
Olivia Reyes Garcia, reporter, The Bakersfield Californian
Patricia Hannon, assistant features editor, San Jose Mercury News
Doug Hoagland, reporter, The Fresno (Calif.) Bee
Jolayne Houtz, reporter, The Seattle Times
Adriana Janovich, reporter, Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic
Mary Pitman Kitch, associate editor, The Oregonian
Andrew D. Lachman, freelance reporter, La Selva Beach, Calif.
Michele Marcucci, social issues reporter, Oakland Tribune/ANG Newspapers
Jenifer McKim, reporter, The Orange County (Calif.) Register
Rachael Myrow, reporter, KPCC-FM, Pasadena, Calif.
Susan Palmer, reporter, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.
Winston Ross, reporter, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
David Seaton, county/social issues reporter, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.
Martha Shirk, author/freelance reporter, Palo Alto, Calif.
Jocelyn Y. Stewart, staff writer, Los Angeles Times
Julie Sullivan, reporter, The Oregonian
Paula Lavigne Sullivan, reporter, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.