San Diego State University's KPBS operates as a public broadcasting station for the community and, as a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member station, must adhere to PBS's Editorial Standards and Policies. It has the responsibility to maintain this public trust of the airwaves by producing diverse public affairs programming that "reflects the pluralism of our society," and is "not dominated by any single point of view," while shielding the programming process from "political pressure or improper influence from funders or other sources."

With these principles in mind, City Attorney Michael Aguirre made a public records request under the California Public Records Act on behalf of a constituent for information from KPBS in connection to its cancellation of the station's only daily public affairs show, "Full Focus," and public dollars that support certain programming. KPBS has begun to respond to the request and documents will be available to concerned citizens who want to view them on the City Attorney's web site.

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