A government accountability organization is threatening legal action against the city of San Diego, alleging officials have improperly withheld public records related to the 2025 police shooting of a 16-year-old boy that led to a $30 million legal settlement.
In an Aug. 19 letter to San Diego City Attorney Heather Ferbert, the legal director for the First Amendment Coalition David Loy said the city has failed to comply with California laws requiring police departments and cities to release any videos and recordings from critical police incidents such as shootings.
Failing to produce the records, said Loy, not only keeps information from the public but opens the city up to additional litigation…