Gabriel San Roman
SJC Councilwoman’s Emails Finally Forked Over After Ally Drops Lawsuit

After a seven-month struggle and a strange lawsuit, San Juan Capistrano councilwoman Pam Patterson, at long last, gave a batch of emails from her private account to the city in early November. They proved to be the final yield from a public records request filed by the Weekly way back on Apr. 3 for two-and-a-half months worth of Patterson’s emails. By then, the city had long handed over responsive records it held, including an email where Patterson refused to order from a local restaurant because it also served halal food, within a reasonable and lawful time frame.
Read more on my latest OC Weekly Navel Gazing Blog post:
https://ocweekly.com/sjc-councilwomans-emails-finally-forked-over-after-ally-drops-lawsuit/