Stocktonia News earned five awards at the California News Publishers Association excellence in journalism awards gala held at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City Hotel on May 17.
The nonprofit, local community news site, which was founded in 2022, was recognized in categories ranging from coverage of local government, feature stories and community engagement.
Veteran journalist Michael Fitzgerald won first place in the Feature Story category for his article “When ‘yasoo’ means goodbye,” covering the closing of Yasoo Yani, a popular Greek restaurant, and downtown Stockton staple which opened in 1974…