Chula Vista will ask the state Supreme Court to review another court’s ruling in an ongoing lawsuit over the public disclosure of drone footage captured by its police department.

It’s the second time that the city is seeking such a review in the case.

The legal dispute stems from a lawsuit filed in 2021 by Arturo Castañares, publisher of La Prensa San Diego, who sought copies of one month’s worth of CVPD drone recordings under the California Public Records Act.

Castañares has said his lawsuit was intended to see how the police department was using its drones and whether it is doing so lawfully.

The city declined the request, saying some videos were tied to ongoing investigations, while the release of others would violate the privacy rights of those captured in the videos.

The case has

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