October 2010

San Francisco task force says state attorney general candidate violated public records act

San Francisco’s Sunshine Ordinance Task Force found that San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris’s office violated the the city’s open records law when it failed to release public records requested by Steve Cooley, her opponent in the race for attorney general. -db San Francisco Chronicle October 30, 2010 By Marisa Lagos San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris’ office violated local sunshine laws by failing to release internal documents requested by the campaign of her GOP

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Delaware senate candidate O’Donnell claims slandered in Gawker post

Backed by the National Organization for Women, a spokesperson for Delaware senate candidate Christine O’Donnell condemned a post by an anonymous man on  Gawker who claimed  he had a sexual encounter with the candidate. -db Politico October 28, 2010 By Andy Barr Christine O’Donnell’s campaign late Thursday night responded to an anonymous Gawker post claiming a drunken encounter with Delaware’s Republican Senate nominee, calling it “sexism and slander.” “This story is just another example of

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Conservative group sues for Clinton tapes of talks with historian friend

The Judicial Watch has sued the National Archive to obtain tapes of conversations between then-President Bill Clinton and historian Taylor Branch. -db The Washington Post October 28, 2010 By Spencer S. Hsu A conservative watchdog group has filed a lawsuit claiming that 79 recorded conversations between then-President Bill Clinton and his friend and historian Taylor Branch should be made public, citing openness in government laws passed after Watergate. Clinton quietly invited Branch to the White

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District Attorney finds no open meeting violations by Rose Bowl managers

Los Angeles County District Attorney prosecutors said that the Rose Bowl Operating Company listed clearly the subject of discussions in their agenda for an October meeting on the stadium renovation so did not violate the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. -db Pasadena Star-News October 28, 2010 Prosecutors said Thursday they have determined the Rose Bowl Operating Company did not violate the state’s open meeting law when it discussed this month a $152 million Rose

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Condo renter wins free speech battle over election signs

Asked to remove political signs last month from the windows of his rental condo, a San Francisco man refused and the condo managers eventually conceded that a state law protected his right to post the signs. -db San Francisco Chronicle October 29, 2010 By Bob Egelko When Elliot Kamin posted a couple of political signs last month in the window of the condominium he rents near San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, the condo association dropped by

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