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Q: I am an online blog author that highlights the stories of sexual abuse victims. My most recent story highlights a known public figure as the perpetrator in an abuse scandal. The identification of the perpetrator was disclosed by the victim throughout numerous interviews, and thus included in my story. After publishing the story, I received a demand letter detailing threats of defamation from the known perpetrator. The letter states that if I don’t amend

Q: Under California Proposition 59 (The Sunshine Act) I would like to formally petition the state of California for state-controlled information. Can I ask you to please advise: What state agency has this form and can send it to me? A: Proposition 59 amended the California Constitution to add greater access to government records and meetings.  You can find more information regarding Proposition 59 on the FAC website here: CA Proposition 59. However, if you seek records

Q: For the past year and a half, I have been attending our local City Council Meetings. I have determined by the current By-Laws that the Treasurer is required to file quarterly financial reports with the City, and I am attempting to access said reports. As a citizen do I have a right to this information? [su_button url=”https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/legal-hotline” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#74f60e” color=”#0b0707″ size=”5″ wide=”yes” center=”yes” radius=”0″ desc=”Click Here!” class=”div { font-size:x-small; }”]Have a Public Records

Q: I’m currently battling a workers’ comp case with my former employer. In November, my husband requested a welfare check on my behalf. In that documentation — a computer-aided dispatch log — someone placed fraudulent information. I have requested the computer-aided dispatch logs through my former agency. The department has denied the request for radio, phone, and cab logs based on the following letter: We have received your California Public Records Act request, these files

Q: During a Community Service District meeting in Sept., the board president read a resignation statement effective Dec. 31, however the statement was never made available to the public. At the end of December meeting, the board president announced that he was rescinding his resignation, but did so without obtaining board approval. Under the Brown Act, does the board have to approve his reinstatement? [su_button url=”https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/legal-hotline” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#74f60e” color=”#0b0707″ size=”5″ wide=”yes” center=”yes” radius=”0″ desc=”Click