Legislation sponsored by the state Sheriffs Association that threatens the system of printed public notices in newspapers has been assigned to the Senate Public Safety Committee and...
The author of SB 1421 in 2018, the historic bill that provided public access to police misconduct information, recently amended legislation that seeks to make more information...
A second bill has been amended to provide protections for members of the press as well as protestors from unwarranted use of force by police. AB...
Dear CNPA Members, Thank you to these companies that responded to this request in the Legislative Bulletin requesting an estimate of the number of employees you have: Acorn NewspapersBeverly...
The News Media Alliance, in its newsletter this week, sent out a request for support for its effort to include tax credits for newspapers in...
Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) amended one of his bills yesterday to protect journalists who are covering protests and demonstrations from being assaulted, arrested, or obstructed from gathering news during...
Staff is requesting that CNPA members provide us with the total number of employees working at your publications. The Legislature has heard CNPA's arguments that...
A bill that would allow law enforcement agencies to post public notices on their websites or social media before euthanizing seized birds and animals was...
Assembly member Patrick O'Donnell (D-Long Beach) decided late last week to pull legislation that would have made newspapers and other media liable for cannabis advertisements placed by...
An Assembly Constitutional Amendment or ACA 25, introduced by Assembly member Kevin Mullin (D- South San Francisco), that would allow Assembly members to use remote voting, and proxy voting,...
