FAC Urges Santa Ana City Council to Withdraw Press Restrictions on City Council Meetings
September 18, 2024
September 18, 2024
SAN RAFAEL, California, Sept. 18 -- The First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024:
Tonight, members of the Santa Ana City Council will consider withdrawing a policy that restricts journalists covering the council. Our comments state: "The policy interferes with the ability of the press to exercise editorial discretion in covering public meetings and runs afoul of the Ralph M. Brown Act's provisions guaranteeing the public's ability to record. . . .
Tonight, members of the Santa Ana City Council will consider withdrawing a policy that restricts journalists covering the council. Our comments state: "The policy interferes with the ability of the press to exercise editorial discretion in covering public meetings and runs afoul of the Ralph M. Brown Act's provisions guaranteeing the public's ability to record. . . .