How far has the anti-SLAPP statute been broadened to include a governmental entity?

We note, "'The original purpose of the anti-SLAPP statute was to protect nonprofit corporations and common citizens "from large corporate entities and trade associations" in petitioning government [citation]. But now it has been broadened to protect large corporations and trade associations [citation], and even governmental entities "when such entities are sued on the basis of statements or activities engaged in by the public entity or its public officials in their official capacity." [Citation.]" (Vargas v. City of Salinas (2011) 200 Cal.App.4th 1331, 1349-1350.) This special motion to strike is a perfect example of how far we have strayed past the anti-SLAPP's original purpose

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