Tracy Rosenberg
@twrling.bsky.social
Executive director of Media Alliance (https://media-alliance.org) and advocate with Oakland Privacy (https://oaklandprivacy.org). Journalism, communication rights, privacy, surveillance, transparency. And caramel ...
Trump administration revocation of CA's #Lifeline optout means that it is no longer safe for anyone who is undocumented or adjacent to #undocumented people to apply for broadband or telephone subsidies through the program. #AB1303. san.com/cc/fcc-pulls...
FCC pulls ID shield from CA free internet program, risking immigrant data
The federal Lifeline Program began in 1985 under former President Ronald Reagan to provide phone service to low-income residents.
san.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Trump administration revocation of CA's #Lifeline optout means that it is no longer safe for anyone who is undocumented or adjacent to #undocumented people to apply for broadband or telephone subsidies through the program. #AB1303. san.com/cc/fcc-pulls...
Police Chief resigns in Brasleton, GA following charges of using automated license place readers to harass, track and stalk people. #ALPR apnews.com/article/geor...
Georgia police chief charged with using license plate readers to stalk and harass people
A police chief in suburban Atlanta has been arrested on charges of using the city's license plate cameras to stalk and harass people.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Police Chief resigns in Brasleton, GA following charges of using automated license place readers to harass, track and stalk people. #ALPR apnews.com/article/geor...
Court rules program where SMUD searched #utility data and gave high end users over to law enforcement to support #cannabis busts constituted illegal dragnet #surveillance. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Victory! Court Ends Dragnet Electricity Surveillance Program in Sacramento
For more than a decade, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District coordinated with police to sift through the granular smart meter data of residents without suspicion to find evidence of cannabis grow...
www.eff.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Court rules program where SMUD searched #utility data and gave high end users over to law enforcement to support #cannabis busts constituted illegal dragnet #surveillance. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
"A jury awarded the Loggervale family $8.25M for their unlawful detention, but the county’s attorney moved for a new trial. The appeal cost the county an additional $3M for a total settlement of $11.26M. The initial settlement offer was approximately $750,000" www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/11/24/h...?
How Alameda County’s stonewalling legal approach has cost taxpayers millions
Cases that could have been settled quickly for a fraction of the ultimate cost have instead become years-long courtroom battles.
www.eastbaytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"A jury awarded the Loggervale family $8.25M for their unlawful detention, but the county’s attorney moved for a new trial. The appeal cost the county an additional $3M for a total settlement of $11.26M. The initial settlement offer was approximately $750,000" www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/11/24/h...?
"At least 11 of the women told attorneys that the deputies wore vests and face shields, and were carrying large #weapons with scopes. They appeared to be dressed in “assault gear,” said one woman in an interview with Mission Local" #Jail #StripSearch missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-j...
Women in S.F. jail say they were forced to undress while deputies filmed them
Women being held in a San Francisco jail say deputies ordered them to strip while the deputies laughed and filmed them with body cameras.
missionlocal.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"At least 11 of the women told attorneys that the deputies wore vests and face shields, and were carrying large #weapons with scopes. They appeared to be dressed in “assault gear,” said one woman in an interview with Mission Local" #Jail #StripSearch missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-j...
"Between 1,000 to 1,500 stoneworkers in CA could develop #silicosis within the next decade, leading to roughly 285 deaths, according to Cal/OSHA. The state is home to about 5,000 #countertop fabrication workers, predominantly Latino immigrants" www.kqed.org/news/1206469...
California Doctors Urge Ban on Engineered Stone as Silicosis Cases Surge | KQED
California stoneworkers are becoming severely ill from silica dust exposure from cutting engineered stone, prompting urgent warnings from doctors and workplace safety experts as Australia’s 2024 ban u...
www.kqed.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"Between 1,000 to 1,500 stoneworkers in CA could develop #silicosis within the next decade, leading to roughly 285 deaths, according to Cal/OSHA. The state is home to about 5,000 #countertop fabrication workers, predominantly Latino immigrants" www.kqed.org/news/1206469...
After New Jersey Public Broadcasting announces an end to operations in July, the state legislature looks at how to save it. #PBS newjerseymonitor.com/2025/11/17/n...
NJ lawmakers hear pleas to save public broadcasting • New Jersey Monitor
With NJ PBS set to close, media and business leaders urged lawmakers to find funding and protect NJ's only public broadcast station.
newjerseymonitor.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
After New Jersey Public Broadcasting announces an end to operations in July, the state legislature looks at how to save it. #PBS newjerseymonitor.com/2025/11/17/n...
DHS car spotted outside East Oakland elementary school. #ICE www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...?
ICE agents sighting near Oakland elementary school prompts lockdown
Oakland school district leaders said the vehicle was tied to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has aggressively ramped up its presence in the East Bay this year.
www.eastbaytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
DHS car spotted outside East Oakland elementary school. #ICE www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...?
NYU created a new database of #SLAPP claims filed across the country. SLAPP suits (strategic lawsuits against public participation) are often used against media and against advocates to prevent speaking out or covering issues with lawfare. slappback.org/data/
Database | The SLAPP Back Initiative
Explore our collection of hundreds of SLAPP-related cases.
slappback.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
NYU created a new database of #SLAPP claims filed across the country. SLAPP suits (strategic lawsuits against public participation) are often used against media and against advocates to prevent speaking out or covering issues with lawfare. slappback.org/data/
San Mateo County unanimously passes further limits on #immigration cooperation including prohibitions on staging raids using county property and reports on all contact and communications between the sheriff's department and federal agents. www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/18/s...
San Mateo County moves to tighten limits on cooperation with ICE
San Mateo County logged 45 immigration-related detentions from September to October
www.mercurynews.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
San Mateo County unanimously passes further limits on #immigration cooperation including prohibitions on staging raids using county property and reports on all contact and communications between the sheriff's department and federal agents. www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/18/s...
This is your customs and border patrol. Died of a cocaine overdose a month after this arrest. www.ocregister.com/2025/11/18/b...
Border Patrol agent arrested in Long Beach was combative, asked police if they are ‘stupid’
Long Beach police released several body-worn camera and security videos of the July 7 arrest of 29-year-old Isaiah Anthony Hodgson.
www.ocregister.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is your customs and border patrol. Died of a cocaine overdose a month after this arrest. www.ocregister.com/2025/11/18/b...
598 of 616 people arrested in Chicago's #immigration surge had no criminal record. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show
Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
598 of 616 people arrested in Chicago's #immigration surge had no criminal record. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Ken Paxton sues Harris County (Houston) for providing public funds for #immigration defense. www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/b...
www.borderreport.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Ken Paxton sues Harris County (Houston) for providing public funds for #immigration defense. www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/b...
Riverside activists plan ballot initiative to create #Sheriff Oversight Commission and hire an Inspector General. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/12/r...
Riverside County social justice groups will take sheriff’s oversight proposal to voters
Nonprofits and families of people who died in Riverside County jails are pushing for 35,000 petition signatures by April 3, 2026.
www.pressenterprise.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Riverside activists plan ballot initiative to create #Sheriff Oversight Commission and hire an Inspector General. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/12/r...
Driverless cars about to hit Bay Area freeways. #Waymo www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/12/u...?
In U.S. first, pioneering Mountain View robotaxi company Waymo will take to Bay Area freeways
Google spinoff Waymo claims its driverless cars are safer than humans, but expert says evidence so far is lacking.
www.mercurynews.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Driverless cars about to hit Bay Area freeways. #Waymo www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/12/u...?
Cal Matters breaks out the still unresolved fight over whether AT&T can dump the low-income and rural communities it doesn't want to continue to serve with #landline telephones. calmatters.org/economy/2025...
They rely on landlines for emergencies. AT&T's political moves in California could take those away
AT&T is fighting to ease regulations requiring landlines, which cost it $1 billion per year in California. It has spent big on lobbying.
calmatters.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Cal Matters breaks out the still unresolved fight over whether AT&T can dump the low-income and rural communities it doesn't want to continue to serve with #landline telephones. calmatters.org/economy/2025...
CA Supreme Court bats down warnings on #police #misconduct complaints: "The warning exhibits “numerous characteristics that sufficiently burden a protected form of speech — namely, truthful (or at least well-intentioned) complaints of police misconduct". calmatters.org/justice/2025...
California Supreme Court strikes down warning on LAPD citizen complaint forms
You'll see an ALL CAPS warning about risks to you when you file complaints against Los Angeles Police Department officers. The state Supreme Court found that the admonishment goes too far.
calmatters.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
CA Supreme Court bats down warnings on #police #misconduct complaints: "The warning exhibits “numerous characteristics that sufficiently burden a protected form of speech — namely, truthful (or at least well-intentioned) complaints of police misconduct". calmatters.org/justice/2025...
"Polly’s name became synonymous with fear. And #ThreeStrikes law swept through the legislature. Here’s what legislators weren’t doing: asking what would help us heal, and what would make us feel safer. They were looking for pain they could weaponize. And it worked. ." calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Opinion | California study is asking crime survivors what we need
Polly Klaas' sister regrets that politicians used Polly's death to justify "tough on crime" laws such as California's Three Strikes law. A study will collect survivors' thoughts.
calmatters.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"Polly’s name became synonymous with fear. And #ThreeStrikes law swept through the legislature. Here’s what legislators weren’t doing: asking what would help us heal, and what would make us feel safer. They were looking for pain they could weaponize. And it worked. ." calmatters.org/commentary/2...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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"The team is responsible for ensuring editorial standards are met and provides reporting guidance. They literally uphold journalistic standards,” one #CBS News reporter said, adding that it would be “crazy” for the network to dissolve Standards and Practices". www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.the-independent.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"The team is responsible for ensuring editorial standards are met and provides reporting guidance. They literally uphold journalistic standards,” one #CBS News reporter said, adding that it would be “crazy” for the network to dissolve Standards and Practices". www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Marion County, Kansas to pay 3 million dollars in compensation for raiding the town's #newspaper. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/mari...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret - Editor and Publisher
The county involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor. In two of the four agreements, the Marion County Sheriff’s...
www.editorandpublisher.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Marion County, Kansas to pay 3 million dollars in compensation for raiding the town's #newspaper. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/mari...
Survivors of the #EatonFire call for the removal of insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara. www.efsurvivors.net/lararesign
When Insurance Fails, Recovery Fails | L.A. Fire Survivors Call for Ricardo Lara’s Resignation — Eaton Fire Survivors Network
70% of insured L.A. fire survivors face delays and denials. The New York Times front page reports our call for California Governor Newsom to replace Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and rebuild a f...
www.efsurvivors.net
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Survivors of the #EatonFire call for the removal of insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara. www.efsurvivors.net/lararesign
NYU professor argues that #publicmedia without public funding necessarily becomes media only for the elites. current.org/2025/10/opin...
Opinion: Why public funding still matters for journalism in a democracy
"The philanthropic nonprofit model is simply not up to the job of playing the unifying civic role that is the ultimate purpose of any public media worthy of the name."
current.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
NYU professor argues that #publicmedia without public funding necessarily becomes media only for the elites. current.org/2025/10/opin...
Appellate court sides with striking Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers saying the newspaper bargained with employees in bad faith. #journalism triblive.com/local/region...
Appellate court panel sides with striking Post-Gazette workers; PG will appeal decision
A federal appeals court panel on Monday ruled in favor of striking journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, possibly heralding an end to a long and bitter labor dispute that led newspaper staffers ...
triblive.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Appellate court sides with striking Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers saying the newspaper bargained with employees in bad faith. #journalism triblive.com/local/region...