Although most of the reporting prizes go to its cross-bay rivals, the Tribune’s Behnken has been on the cutting edge in reporting on the foreclosure crisis that has devastated the Bay area over the past four years. Earlier this year, she won an award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors for detailing the inside operations of foreclosure law firms accused of performing sloppy work or improperly documenting cases.
This article appears in Sep 22-28, 2011.
