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Legal advocates say the City's mistaken release of police photos can't be fixed by suing a reporter.

This week, L.A. sued the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition and Knock L.A. reporter Ben Camacho, along with 50 other unnamed defendants, over photos of certain officers Camacho obtained via a public records request.

The California press corps is being hampered by a pandemic trend toward emails and statements from state government.

Plans to build an underground visitor’s center on the west side of the Capitol could displace large gatherings for years and permanently alter the space’s ability to host thousands of people.

In response to the COVID pandemic, many workplaces shifted from in-person to virtual communications, including state government offices. But as the impact of

Accelerated by the COVID pandemic, a shift by state officials toward emails and written statements is making it more difficult for journalists to be watchdogs for Californians.

Dozens of local media and community leadership organizations are the recipients of a combined $10 million donated by the James B. McClatchy Foundation as part of its first “Sunrise Grants” portfolio. The grants are part

City officials recently released seven records involving police dog bites and other uses of force, but are standing pat when it comes to a dozen other cases, arguing the records aren't disclosable under state law.

SCOTUS considered Monday whether a law that makes it a crime to encourage or induce illegal immigration should be struck down on First Amendment grounds.

Despite vows to become more transparent, the California Public Utilities Commission has systematically violated the public’s right to know about its handling of deadly disasters and corporate scandals, according to court records and First Amendment attorneys. Applying century-old laws meant to fight corruption, the commission has effectively limited court enforcement of the state’s public records act. But a state appeals court on May 3 is hearing a lawsuit challenging that practice and could...