- Tracy Press
The "Tracy Press" is a weekday newspaper published in
Tracy, California ,United States . Established in 1898, the "Tracy Press" has been operated by the Matthews family since 1943. It is currently one of the few family-owned newspapers inCalifornia still in existence.As of 2005 , the paper has an average daily circulation of 9,817 [ [http://www.powerreporting.com/knight/ca_tracy_press.html Tracy Press... Racial diversity of its news staff and community ] ] .Bob Matthews is the publisher and Cheri Matthews is the editor. In 1999, former publisher Samuel H. Matthews was given the Philip N. McCombs Achievement Award by the California Press Association.
Current political columnist Jon Mendelson has also received an award for excellence from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
Leading up to the 2006 U.S. Congressional Election, "Tracy Press" articles and editorials were widely discussed in state and national news and opinion forums, from the
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee [ [http://www.dccc.org/stakeholder/archives/004331.html The Stakeholder:: ] ] toAmy Ridenour 'sNational Center for Public Policy Research blog [ [http://www.nationalcenter.org/2005/07/rep-richard-pombo-thinks-were-far.html Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog: Rep. Richard Pombo Thinks We're "Far Right"? ... Surely Not ] ] , due to the Press being the hometown newspaper of the embattled United States RepresentativeRichard Pombo . The "Tracy Press"-sponsored forum heldOctober 6 2006 turned out to be the only time that Pombo and challengerJerry McNerney faced voters on the same stage after Pombo declined debate invitations from groups such as theLeague of Women Voters [ [http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061006/NEWS01/610060321&SearchID=73259863154801 Recordnet.com: Pombo, McNerney debate war, energy, immigration ] ] [ [http://www.cctextra.com/blogs/politicsblog/2006/09/pombomcnerney_appearance_set_f.html Politics Weblog ] ] .As of 2008, the once-daily newspaper has scaled back publication to a two-day-a-week schedule, with the paper being published on Wednesday and Saturday, with current news available every day on their website, www.tracypress.com. [ [http://www.tracypress.com -->] ]
The Tracy Press and Freedom of Information
The Tracy Press filed a [https://wikifoia.pbwiki.com/California California Public Records Act request] in 2007, seeking copies of e-mails sent from the personal e-mail account of Tracy Vice Mayor Suzanne Tucker. The e-mails were sent to
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory officials and concerned the manner in which a public forum about a research lab would be conducted. Since the e-mails were about city business, attorneys for the Tracy Press argued that copies should be made available to the public.A San Joaquin County Superior Court judge ruled against the Tracy Press, saying that since the e-mails were created and kept on Tucker's personal computer, and were never used, owned, possessed or sent by the City, they are not public records.
The Tracy Press appealed the ruling and the California Court of Appeal (3rd District) ruled in favor of the City of Tracy on procedural grounds. [ [http://www.metnews.com/articles/2008/trac071708.htm ] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.tracypress.com Tracy Press]
* [http://www.cnpa.com/CalPress/calpress/fall1999.PDF The Cal Press]
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