Police Department

La Prensa News Desk

The Publisher of La Prensa San Diego has filed a lawsuit against the City of Chula Vista for systematically violating the California Public Records Act by delaying the release of documents required by law to be released.

Arturo Castañares, a lifelong Chula Vista resident, filed the lawsuit on March 2nd after waiting for responses from the City on seven requests he made under the CPRA. The oldest request is from June 7, 2025.

<p>Photo by: Mike Damron&nbsp;– KPBS San Diego</p>
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<p>A local governmental committee that has distributed over $200 million in tactical and surveillance equipment to police and fire agencies without public meetings and disclosures has now amended its charter to require itself to comply with state open meeting laws after a lawsuit filed by La Prensa San Diego exposed their secret meetings in December 2020.</p>