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A&A: How can copy fees vary from agency to agency?

FAC September 4, 2011

Q: I submitted a bid to be the janitorial service provider for the county court house.  After the bid was over I asked for the bid results, evaluation results and winning bidders proposal. I received a letter back stating that I had to pay $0.50 per page when I normally pay $0.10 per copy from government agencies. Is this correct? Also, why do most agencies just email it to us at no cost and some

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A&A:I couldn’t video tape my own arrest, but a reality show was allowed

FAC September 4, 2011

Q: Fish & Game “wardens” recently arrested me near a remote campground where I had been sitting in my car trying to sleep. My blood alcohol level was .11 and I was charged with a DUI. During the arrest, a reality TV show camera crew tagging along with the wardens filmed the whole event–including that the wardens were harassing a woman wearing only a see-through nightgown who was alone at night in a remote area.

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A&A: Sheriff’s office won’t release names of inmates held on immigration charges

FAC August 26, 2011

Q: I’m working on a story about inmates in county jail released into ICE (Immigration Customs Enforcement)  custody. Seeking records of these individuals has brought up two questions. The first: are records of jail inmates (aka booking info) public? The county sheriff’s office says no. The second: are local jails prohibited from release names of inmates on immigration holds? I’ve asked for info on inmates released into ICE custody. They refused first on the (incorrect)

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A&A: How are non-print media regulated in schools?

FAC August 25, 2011

Q: Does California Ed Code 48907 apply to non-print media (ie: school news broadcasts via TV or internet)? If not, is there another code protecting non-print media and if so, where can I find documentation to support an effort to protect the same freedoms as EC 48907 for my TV Broadcasting students in a high school class? A: Education Code § 48907 provides that “[p]upils of the public schools, including charter schools, shall have the

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A&A: City Council allowing presentation not on the agenda

FAC August 24, 2011

Q: At our last City Council meeting our mayor personally invited a federal government agent to speak during our public comment session, although this presentation was not on the agenda.  Our mayor allowed him to speak over the allowed three minute time period and  allowed City Council members to ask questions of this man, but the public was not allowed to speak.   Can he do this? Also, as of late our Mayor is not allowing 

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