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Community/Special Audience Newsletter

(Population Under 25,000)

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Community/Special Audience Newsletter

(Population 25,000-75,000)

FIRST PLACE
Unplugged – Active Member Newsletter
Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) – Linda Aparicio
213.978.6840 Linda.Aparicio@lacity.org

SECOND PLACE
Inside Irvine
City of Irvine – Louie Gonzalez
949.724.6077 lgonzalez@ci.irvine.ca.us

SECOND PLACE
Connections Newsletter
City of Citrus Heights – Krista Noonan
916.727.4703 knoonan@citrusheights.net

HONORABLE MENTION
Lincoln Calendar
City of Lincoln – Steve Art
916.343.3901 sart@ci.lincoln.ca.us

Community/Special Audience Newsletter

(Population Over 75,000)

FIRST PLACE
RE:PORT Newsletter
Port of Long Beach – Heather Morris
562.590.4122 morris@polb.com

SECOND PLACE
City of Lancaster OUTLOOK and OUTLOOK Lite
City of Lancaster – Anne Aldrich
661.723.6053 aaldrich@cityoflancasterca.org

THIRD PLACE
Anaheim Magazine
City of Anaheim – Marty De Sollar
714.765.5045 ewahlen@anaheim.net

HONORABLE MENTION
Palmdale News, 2007-2008 Series
City of Palmdale – Barbara Vilardo
661.267.5115 bvilardo@cityofpalmdale.org

Crisis Communications Program

Not enough entries in this category for judging

Internal/Employee Newsletter

FIRST PLACE
SKOOP Newsletter
County of San Diego – Dept of Child Support Services – John Rosenthal
619.578.6660 john.rosenthal@sdcounty.ca.gov

SECOND PLACE
Lancaster Positively Clear Employee Newsletter
City of Lancaster – Anne Aldrich
661.723.6053 aaldrich@cityoflancasterca.org

THIRD PLACE
City of Irvine GrapeVine
City of Irvine – Louie Gonzalez
949.724.6077 lgonzalez@ci.irvine.ca.us

HONORABLE MENTION
Perspectives Newsletter
Merced County Human Services Agency – Martha (member Brenda Castillo) MacKenzie
209.385.3000 x5620 MMCKEN@hsa.co.merced.ca.us

HONORABLE MENTION
Internal Yolo County Newsletter
Yolo County – Beth Gabor
530.666.8042 neth.gabor@yolocounty.org

 Marketing/Communications Campaign

FIRST PLACE
City of Elk Grove Branding Program
City of Elk Grove – Christine Brainerd
916.478.3632 cbrainerd@elkgrovecity.org

SECOND PLACE
Rededication of Matthew Kilgore Cemetery
City of Rancho Cordova – Erin Treadwell
916.851.8803 amiller@cityofranchocordova.org

THIRD PLACE
Santa Clarita Stage 6 of the 2007 Amgen Tour of California
City of Santa Clarita – Gail Ortiz
661.255.4314 gortiz@santa-clarita.com

HONORABLE MENTION
YBI Viaduct Replacement Public Awareness Campaign 2007
CirclePoint – Bart Ney
510.268.7167 b.ney@circlepoint.com

New Media

Not enough entries in this category for judging

Photography

FIRST PLACE
Aerospace Walk of Honor Reflective Helmet Photograph
City of Lancaster – Anne Aldrich
661.723.6053 aaldrich@cityoflancasterca.org

SECOND PLACE
Customer Focus Newsletter masthead photo
Union Sanitary District – Michelle Powell
510.477.7634 michelle_powell@unionsanitary.com

HONORABLE MENTION
2008 Calendar
Coachella Valley Water District – Heather Engel
760.398.2651 hengel@cvwd.org

Public Safety Program or Campaign

FIRST PLACE
Pull to the Right
City of Santa Clarita – Gail Ortiz
661.255.4314 gortiz@santa-clarita.com

SECOND PLACE
Wildfire Action Plan
Ventura County Fire Department – Barry Parker
805.389.9710 barry.parker@ventura.org

THIRD PLACE
State Route (SR) 12 Safety Campaign
Solano Transportation Authority – Jayne Bauer
707.424.6075 jbauer@sta-snci.com

HONORABLE MENTION
CSI: Lancaster
City of Lancaster – Anne Aldrich
661.723.6053 aaldrich@cityoflancasterca.org

Special Event

FIRST PLACE
First 5 Sacramento Children’s Celebration 2007
First 5 Sacramento and The Lundquist Company – Erin Blount
916.876.6684 blounte@saccounty.net

SECOND PLACE
Green Port Fest
Port of Long Beach – Heather Morris
562.590.4122 morris@polb.com

THIRD PLACE
Veterans Memorial Dedication
City of Moreno Valley – Angela Rushen
951.413.3053 angelar@moval.org

HONORABLE MENTION
Rededication of Matthew Kilgore Cemetery
City of Rancho Cordova – Erin Treadwell
916.851.8803 amiller@cityofranchocordova.org

 Special Innovation

FIRST PLACE
Road Map to the Future
Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) – Erik Johnson
916.340.6247 ejohnson@sacog.org

SECOND PLACE
The Felt Board City
City of Lancaster – Anne Aldrich
661.723.6053 aaldrich@cityoflancasterca.org

THIRD PLACE
How Should California Grow? Series
League of California Cities – Eva Spiegel
916.658.8228 espiegel@cacities.org

HONORABLE MENTION
Fighting Back
City of Monrovia – Dick Singer
626.303.6609 dsinger@ci.monrovia.ca.us

Special Publication

FIRST PLACE
Sewer Rater Increase Publication
City of Santa Cruz – Department of Public Works – Aaron/Desiree Becker/Douville
831.420.5428 ddouville@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us

SECOND PLACE
City of Santee 25th Anniversary Celebration
City of Santee – Susan Richardson
619.258.4100 x211 srichardson@ci.santee.ca.us

THIRD PLACE
Water Is Life
No. County Water Agencies c/o Rincon Del Diablo MWD – Julia Escamilla
760.745.5522 jescamilla@rinconwater.org

HONORABLE MENTION
Sweetwater Water Quality Report and Calendar
Sweetwater Authority – Susan King
619.409.6721 sking@sweetwater.org

Website

FIRST PLACE
SCVSheriff.com
City of Santa Clarita – Gail Ortiz
661.255.4314 gortiz@santa-clarita.com

FIRST PLACE
MyNewMainStreet.com
City of Santa Clarita – Gail Ortiz
661.255.4314 gortiz@santa-clarita.com

THIRD PLACE
www.sacramentoready.org
City and County of Sacramento – Diane Hartline
916.874.7054 dhartline@cityofsacramento.org

HONORABLE MENTION
City of Pismo Beach Website Redesign
City of Pismo Beach – Lori Grisgsby
805.773.4657 lgrigsby@pismobeach.org

Writing

FIRST PLACE
Living in Lancaster: Your Guide to Creating a Better Community
City of Lancaster – Anne Aldrich
661.723.6053 aaldrich@cityoflancasterca.org

SECOND PLACE
Two Columns About China
League of California Cities – Eva Spiegel
916.658.8228 espiegel@cacities.org

THIRD PLACE
Crisis Leadership
League of California Cities – Eva Spiegel
916.658.8228 espiegel@cacities.org

HONORABLE MENTION
Kids Environmental Festival 101 article in the California Special District Asociation publication California’s Resources
Cucamonga Valley Water District – Kristeen Buxton
909.987.2591 kristeenb@cvwdwater.com

HONORABLE MENTION
Fire Siege 2007
State Fire Marshal – Karen Terrill
916.324.4770 karen.terrill@fire.ca.gov

Video

FIRST PLACE
Summer in the City
City of Carlsbad – Val Brown
760.434.2854 vbrow@ci.carlsbad.ca.us

SECOND PLACE
Turning Point Community Program’s 30th Anniversary Video: event and web version
Turning Point Community Programs – Jill Estroff
916.364.8395 x56 jillestroff@tpcp.org

THIRD PLACE
Journey to Sustainability
City of Carlsbad – Val Brown
760.434.2854 vbrow@ci.carlsbad.ca.us

HONORABLE MENTION
Healthy Start! Healthy Lives! Nutrition DVD
First 5 Sacramento – Erin Blount
916.876.6684 blounte@saccounty.net