David Drell News Today

The Board of Supervisors decided not to spend $25,000 on an outside legal opinion about the cannabis equity grant program, and held firm against the First Amendment Coalition's plea to do away with an ordinance charging staff time for public records.

The Board of Supervisors recently passed an ordinance to charge up to $150 an hour for public records requests. The Board is considering a grant program for media outlets, but organizations advocating for freedom of the press cry foul.