"Unlike doctors, lawyers, teachers or hairdressers in California, there’s no single authority in the state that confirms whether someone is a credentialed #journalist https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/03/04/hemet-may-require-journalists-get-pre-approval-to-cover-local-disasters/
Hemet may require journalists get pre-approval to cover local disasters
The city would be the only Inland Empire government agency to issue such credentials.gqlshare (Press Enterprise)