Chronicle investigation into fatal police pursuits wins Sidney Award sfchronicle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sfchronicle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Reporter Jesse Coburn's investigation received the prestigious award for exposing a vast black market for temporary license plates that reckless drivers use to avoid accountability.
Sometimes in this job, I have a kernel of a column idea that doesn’t pan out. But other times, I begin looking into a topic and find a problem so massive that I can’t believe I’ve ever written about anything else. This latter experience happened as I looked into the growing bureaucratization of American life. It’s not only that growing bureaucracies cost a lot of money; they also enervate American society. They redistribute power from workers to rule makers, and in so doing sap initiative, discretion, creativity and drive.