Roberto's Awards
1st Place San Diego Press Club: ‘How Volunteer Patrols Are Working to Protect San Diego Immigrant Communities From ICE’. Winner in the Public Service/Consumer Advocacy category for Online & Daily Newspapers – Awarded 2025 for Bolts
1st Place San Diego Press Club: ‘Police Violence Against Latinos: The Shocking Data We Now Know’. Winner in the Investigative Reporting – Series Category for Television & Online Video – Awarded 2025 for Laura Flanders & Friends
2nd Place San Diego Press Club: ‘Free speech at issue after U-T deletes, reinstates UCSD student op-ed on Gaza’. Winner in the Education category for Online & Daily Newspapers – Awarded 2025 for Times of San Diego
Judge’s Comment: “Important work, very well written, carefully stated — this story appears to have led to accountability. Great work!”
3rd Place San Diego Press Club: ‘The Empire’s not gone’: Legendary rapper Immortal Technique is still calling for revolution, two decades later’. Winner in the Profile category for Online & Daily Newspapers – Awarded 2025 for Analyst News
3rd Place San Diego Press Club: ‘Police Violence Against Latinos: The Shocking Data We Now Know’. Winner in the Specialty Reporting – Single Report category for Television & Online Video – Awarded 2025 for Laura Flanders & Friends
Honorable Mention San Diego Press Club: ‘How Volunteer Patrols Are Working to Protect San Diego Immigrant Communities From ICE’. Winner in the Feature – Serious subject category for Online & Daily Newspapers – Awarded 2025 for Bolts