Capping off an exciting 50th anniversary year, the Bay Area Reporter took home several honors in the recent San Francisco Press Club awards, including overall excellence in the newspapers non-daily category.
The paper's cover for March 19, 2020 — its first issue after the COVID-19 lockdown went into effect, was cited. The headline read "SF SHUTS DOWN" and featured a photo of the empty intersection at Castro and 18th streets.
Publisher Michael Yamashita, news editor Cynthia Laird, arts and nightlife editor Jim Provenzano, and assistant editors Matthew S.
Bajko and John Ferrannini were cited. "I'm immensely proud of the B.A.R. team and gratified by the San Francisco Press Club's recognition of our work," Yamashita stated.