The following articles focus on the 2012 Leadership Award and its recipients. The links will open a new window and take you directly to the media outlets' websites. It may be necessary to create a free account on these sites, and for older articles, some sites may charge a fee for access to their archives.

2012 Leadership Awards

April 30, 2012
Tim Carpenter: Social Entrepreneur Is Revolutionizing Senior Housing
(Huffington Post)

March 8, 2012
Opinion: Can Counties Really Handle the Incarceration of Young Offenders?
(Capitol Weekly)

March 3, 2012
Giving Juvenile Offenders a Second Chance at Oakland's Youth UpRising (Community Voices)
(Oakland Local)

March 1, 2012
WATCH: Head of California's Schools Laud GSA Leader
(The Advocate)

February 22, 2012
Healthcare Reform's Missing Link -- Nurse Practitioners
(Los Angeles Times)

February 20, 2012
New Academy Teaches Beginning Farmers
(Capital Public Radio)

February 14, 2012
Winters Sustainable Ag Leader Wins James Irvine Foundation Award
(Sacramento Bee)

February 14, 2012
Innovators for Youth Honored
(Silicon Valley Education Foundation)

February 13, 2012
Opinion: Preserving California Agriculture Should Be a Top Priority
(Capitol Weekly)

February 13, 2012
Glide Health Services Recognized as National Model
(UCSF)

February 13, 2012
Center for Land-Based Learning's Founder McNamara Honored with Leadership Award
(Sacramento Business Journal)

February 12, 2012
Viewpoints: How California Can Nurture Next Generation of Farmers
(Sacramento Bee)

February 12, 2012
Secretary Ross Opinion Piece Praises Work of Food and Ag Board President Craig McNamara to Train New Farmers – McNamara Receives Irvine Foundation Leadership Award
(California Department of Food and Agriculture)

February 9, 2012
James C. Emerson: A template for counties if state shuts its youth prisons
(San Jose Mercury News)