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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill making it a misdemeanor to harass people on their way to get a COVID-19 vaccine, or any other.

Of the many pieces of legislation awaiting action by Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate Bill 98 should be signed without hesitation.

We’d like to take a point of privilege to address legislation of particular importance to news reporters like those at the Tribune and across the state. Two bills are on

Of the many pieces of legislation awaiting action by Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate Bill 98 should be signed without hesitation.

SB98 is a valuable step toward a strengthened defense of news gathering. Gov. Newsom...

Executive Order No. N-29-20 relaxed provisions in California’s Bagley-Keene and Ralph Brown acts, allowing state, county and city government institutions to take their public meetings online. 

By Kimberly Rivers Some comments made recently by a local elected official and top administrator in a local government agency indicate a deep lack of understanding about some basic state laws and a key facet of local government: You are doing the people’s business. A member of the Ojai Unified school board and our superintendent indicated in two separate written formats (social media and in email) that the school board never in the past accepted written public comments during Ojai Unified Sch...

Print The Chula Vista City Council has adopted a policy that prohibits council members from using city resources to communicate with residents who live outside of their respective districts. The policy, adopted by a 4-0 vote on June 15, establishes the ground rules for communicating with residents via newsletters, emails and printed material. Council members are permitted to use city funds and equipment to connect with constituents who reside in each of their districts. Council members are free...

© Unknown The Arizona Republic building in Phoenix, AZ One of Arizonas largest newspapers is suing the state Senate and the contracted company running the audit, Cyber Ninjas, for access to their election audit records and financial records. The Arizona Republic, part of the Gannett mass media company, filed a special action on Wednesday in the Maricopa County Superior Court - case number LC2021-000180. Reportedly, the Senate denied the papers request for access to the audit and financial ...

Published: Friday, 21 May 2021 10:01 The Ojai Valley News received two 2020 California Journalism Awards presented by the California News Publishers Association this week, including a first-place finish. In the category for weeklies with under 4,300 circulation, OVN Publisher Laura Rearwin Ward won first place in the Editorial Comment category for the Nov. 20 editorial, “Want justice? Take the train.” The editorial highlighted how the Los Angeles Superior Court denied reporters remote a...