Asked & Answered

Q: I recently discovered that it is a common practice among many agencies to publish videos on YouTube and to set their privacy to “Unlisted.” Unlisted videos do not show up in searches and do not show up in the YouTube account-holder’s public video list, but they are accessible to anyone who has the video’s URL. I want to be able to view all unlisted videos that a particular agency has posted, however I am

Q:  Can city councilmembers change their votes after it has already been tabulated by the City Clerk? This concerns a vote that was taken by written ballot in a public meeting to fill a vacant council seat by appointment. The clerk read the votes and there was no majority on a particular candidate. So, one of the councilmen changed his vote stating he didn’t want to have the matter brought back before the council and wanted

Q: I run a liberal blog in conservative California county. I was tipped off to the existence of a voicemail left by a consultant of a prominent developer on the private cell phone of a city council member; the tone of the voicemail expressed disappointment in a vote, a call to meet and “improve their working relationship” or else “it’s going to be a long two years. I filed a request for the voicemail with

Q: For the past 3-4 years a Pro-Life protester has been rotating amongst our area’s elementary schools in November – December. During this time of year the students are undergoing various state standardized testings and writing assessments. The visual posters are extremely disturbing to the children and sets back the start to the days educational teaching. Personally, my child scored a 1 out of 4, 4 being the highest score, on her reading FAIR test

Q: I have requested from the City any or all documents, emails, etc. regarding a proposed development policy. When they did not provide the information, they were given a deadline of today. Little of the information was provided and was told that since the policy is in draft form, it would not be provided until it is completed. In actuality, this is supposedly ready to go to the Planning Commission in two weeks. This all