The live entertainment industry moves more than $30 billion in annual ticket revenue. For most of that system's history, the paperwork behind it — contracts, pricing structures, venue agreements, safety protocols — stayed out of public view. That changed when the Department of Justice filed its antitrust action against Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster subsidiary — one of the most consequential legal proceedings the concert industry has ever faced. The case put o

On February 17, Dismal Freedom Press reported that Manteca Unified School District was in statutory delinquency under the California Public Records Act. The district's outside counsel at Spinelli Donald Nott had told us to expect records production by March 6 — nearly a month past the statutory deadline.

Dismal Freedom Press | Sunday, March 1, 2026 The Local Lead This week, community conversations across the Central Valley, Contra Costa County, and Alameda County shifted from frustration into something harder to ignore: residents who began filing formal complaints are now circulating the responses they received — or documenting the silence when no response came at all. Across Facebook groups, Nextdoor threads, Reddit forums, and neighborhood email lists, the tone has sharpene

The Local Lead This week, community conversations across the Central Valley, Contra Costa County, and Alameda County revealed a familiar tension. Residents are increasingly aware of local systems. They encounter institutions that operate on different timelines. Across Facebook groups, Nextdoor threads, Reddit forums, and neighborhood email lists, residents shared warnings about safety concerns. They asked pointed questions about public spending and circulated housing updates.