Reporter Sues Alameda County For Sideshow Law That Criminalizes Journalism
July 04, 2024
July 04, 2024
SAN RAFAEL, California, July 4 -- The First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on July 2, 2024:
Today, Oaklandside reporter Jose Antonio Garcia sued Alameda County in federal court over its Ordinance 2023-31, which criminalizes merely being present within 200 feet of a "sideshow" for the purpose of observing it. This law has prevented Garcia, who writes using another family name, "Jose Fermoso," from covering sideshows as a newsworthy public sa . . .
Today, Oaklandside reporter Jose Antonio Garcia sued Alameda County in federal court over its Ordinance 2023-31, which criminalizes merely being present within 200 feet of a "sideshow" for the purpose of observing it. This law has prevented Garcia, who writes using another family name, "Jose Fermoso," from covering sideshows as a newsworthy public sa . . .