We’ve been saying for a while now that statewide cable franchising agreements are problematic and now the chickens are coming home to roost. In Los Angeles, Time-Warner Cable is seizing all 14 public access channels, to be replaced by only 4 government-only channels which will leave no public access broadcasting in the nation’s 2nd largest metropolitan area. And here in San Francisco, Access SF is having to fight to retain funding the city is planning to return to the General Fund from the 5% cable franchise fees. SF residents, please put your supes on alert that stripping public access television of franchise fee funding is unacceptable.