Patch Wins at L.A. Press Club Awards

Patch took home four wins at the 54th Annual L.A. Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards on Sunday night.

San Gabriel Valley Patch editors collectively won first place in the "Online News" category for coverage of the Nov. 30, 2011, windstorm, which caused unprecedented destruction and power outages in the foothills and Northeast Los Angeles. Patch editors were praised for their comprehensive and exhaustive reporting, which included breaking news, feature stories, photos and up-to-the-minute information.

Fellow Rancho Santa Margarita Patch editor Martin Henderson won first place in the "Online Sports News/Feature/Commentary" category.

Patch's coverage of the Seal Beach salon shootings also won kudos, with Seal Beach editor Paige Austin and Belmont Shore editor Nancy Wride taking third place in the Online News category for Scott Dekraai.

About 750 entries were submitted this year for just over 90 categories. The event was held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Here's the full list of winning Patch editors:

• Altadena Editor Dan Abendschein
• Arcadia Editor Natalie Ragus
• Eagle Rock Editor Ajay Singh
• Echo Park Silver Lake Editor Anthea Raymond
• Glendora Editor Hazel Lodevico-To'o
• Highland Park Mount Washington Editor David Fonseca
• La Cañada Flintridge Editor Donna Evans
• Montrose Editor Nicole Charky
• Monrovia Editor Nathan McIntire
• Sierra Madre Guest Editor Cassandra Morris
• San Marino Editor Jessica Hamlin
• South Pasadena Editor Kristen Lepore
• Assistant Regional Editor Redmond Carolipio
• Martin Henderson, Editor Rancho Santa Margarita Patch

Here are some of the winning stories:

• Several La Crescenta Homes Expect Power Tuesday Night
• Update: Power Outages Plague Montrose, La Crescenta
• Wind Update: Antonovich Declares Emergency, Power Still Out
• South Pasadena Declares State of Emergency
• Edison gives no timeline for power restoration
• Glendora Windstorm video