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		<title>CPRA Budget Bill threat update: Editorials skewer &#8220;appalling,&#8221; &#8220;unbridled arrogance&#8221; of legislative &#8220;sneak attack&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/cpra-budget-bill-threat-update-editorials-skewer-appalling-unbridled-arrogance-of-legislative-sneak-attack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning Gov. Brown received the first bundle of letters in response to FAC&#8217;s call for him to Veto the CPRA Budget Bill threats, and by this afternoon, newspaper editorial writers across the state had joined the growing chorus of voices urging Brown to undo what the legislature had just done to Californians&#8217; right to access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget cuts to CPRA in SB 71 grab headlines across state</title>
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		<comments>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/budget-cuts-to-cpra-in-sb-71-grab-headlines-across-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>1stamendmnt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday we posted a notice on the website and sent out a letter to subscribers urging them to sign an email to Governor Brown to veto the section of the  Budget Bill that weakens the CPRA. Over the weekend news organizations across the state picked up on the story and headlines ensued: &#160; &#8220;California [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A&amp;A: School district denies Brown Act violation. What next?</title>
		<link>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/aa-school-district-denies-brown-act-violation-what-next/</link>
		<comments>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/aa-school-district-denies-brown-act-violation-what-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>1stamendmnt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Thank you for your helpful website. I used your Cure &#38; Correct demand template to submit a Cure &#38; Correct letter to the Board of Trustees and the attorney representing our school district. My letter was sent on April 10, 2013, and it referenced several Brown Act violations related to a School Board meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A&amp;A: Does Brown Act allow City secrecy about power plant plans?</title>
		<link>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/aa-does-brown-act-allow-city-secrecy-about-power-plant-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/aa-does-brown-act-allow-city-secrecy-about-power-plant-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>1stamendmnt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Our city has been trying to build a power plant. The 5-year CEC permit is about to expire. Can the City keep secret the development map and property owners names on the building extension petition? The petition for another 5-year extension was filed with the CEC before the Council ”formally” voted its support. Isn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court lets &#8216;gruesome images&#8217; decision stand</title>
		<link>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/supreme-court-lets-gruesome-images-decision-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/supreme-court-lets-gruesome-images-decision-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donal brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court refused to take a case involving a court order that blocked anti-abortion activists from displaying large photos of aborted fetuses outside a Denver church holding a Easter procession. The church sued the activists to shield  children from the gruesome images. (The Christian Science Monitor, June 10, 2013, by Warren Richey) In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut supports privacy at the expense of transparency in Sandy Hook shootings</title>
		<link>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/connecticut-supports-privacy-at-the-expense-of-transparency-in-sandy-hook-shootings/</link>
		<comments>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/connecticut-supports-privacy-at-the-expense-of-transparency-in-sandy-hook-shootings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donal brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Connecticut governor signed a law denying reporters access to crime scene information. The families asked for the law that freedom of information advocates said puts the burden of proof on reporters to show that public interests outweigh privacy concerns. (The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, June 7, 2013, by Amy Zang) The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A&amp;A: CPRA Request being stonewalled by their attorney</title>
		<link>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/aa-cpra-request-being-stonewalled-by-their-attorney/</link>
		<comments>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/aa-cpra-request-being-stonewalled-by-their-attorney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Our local fire district is a special independent district with the governing board elected by the populace. It is a 5 member board. There are no term limits and several board members have run unopposed for many years. This Board is supposed to provide oversight over the actions of the Fire Chief. Recently members [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California open meeting law under assault</title>
		<link>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/california-open-meeting-law-under-assault/</link>
		<comments>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/california-open-meeting-law-under-assault/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donal brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Los Angeles Times editorial criticizes another attempt to pass a law, AB 246 in this case, to allow circumvention of California&#8217;s Brown Act, its open meeting law. These attempts came after the Los Angeles County district attorney decided that the county board of supervisors violated the open meeting law by meeting with Governor Jerry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. hacks into al Qaeda online magazine</title>
		<link>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/u-s-hacks-into-al-qaeda-online-magazine/</link>
		<comments>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/u-s-hacks-into-al-qaeda-online-magazine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donal brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. intelligence agencies forced withdrawal of the English-language al Qaeda online magazine Inspire May 14 by hacking into the publication and altering its content. Inspire was published again May 30 with articles praising the Boston Marathon bombing. (The Washington Post, June 11, 2013, by Ellen Nakashima) U.S. intelligence forces have been hunting for the editor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A&amp;A: Accessing public records on mental health workers</title>
		<link>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/aa-accessing-public-records-on-mental-health-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2013/06/aa-accessing-public-records-on-mental-health-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>1stamendmnt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: In many California Counties&#8217; Mental/Behavioral Health Departments brag they employ individuals with ”lived experience” of mental illness. The claim is that these individuals bring an important perspective and enrich the workplace. Further, MH Departments claim this ”lived experience” is an added qualification to work in the mental health field. Some Counties, state ”we have [...]]]></description>
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