Tracy Press
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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 in California still in existence. As of 2005, the paper has an average daily circulation of 9,817[1].
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.
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[2] to Amy Ridenour's National Center for Public Policy Research blog[3], due to the Press being the hometown newspaper of the embattled United States Representative Richard Pombo. The Tracy Press-sponsored forum held October 6, 2006 turned out to be the only time that Pombo and challenger Jerry McNerney faced voters on the same stage after Pombo declined debate invitations from groups such as the League of Women Voters [4][5].
Beginning September 5, 2007, the Tracy Press will scale back its newspaper circulation, from a five day a week newspaper to 3 days a week. The paper will be published on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with current news available every day on their website.[6]
[edit] The Tracy Press and Freedom of Information
The Tracy Press filed a 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, they are not public documents.
The Tracy Press is appealing the ruling.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Tracy Press... Racial diversity of its news staff and community
- ^ The Stakeholder::
- ^ Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog: Rep. Richard Pombo Thinks We're "Far Right"? ... Surely Not
- ^ Recordnet.com: Pombo, McNerney debate war, energy, immigration
- ^ Politics Weblog
- ^ To our readers
- ^ Recordnet.com: Tracy e-mail ruling appealed
