SFNext, photography and food and sports writing received first place. The Chronicle was also named a Pulitzer finalist for investigative reporting and photos.
A Bay Area native, Silver is best known for his work at Sports Illustrated and as a columnist at Yahoo! Sports before he joined the NFL Network in 2013, where he earned multiple Emmy nominations for his feature contributions.
SFNext, a new San Francisco Chronicle project, will take a different approach to local journalism and will feature public forums, reported stories, a weekly podcast called "Fixing Our City" and more.
The awards, given annually by the California News Publishers Association, included first place for writing, photography, website design and arts & entertainment coverage.