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A&A: School refuses to explain why principal fired behind closed doors

FAC March 4, 2012

Q: An elementary school principal was forced to resigned after a closed session meeting with the school board. Board members say they CAN’T talk about the decision. I made a written request for the files. They say they don’t have to show me the file’s under government code 6250. I don’t believe that’s true. Most of the employees at the school agree with me, but cannot speak up. A: There seem to be a couple

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A&A: Required to pay research fee for building permit search

FAC March 4, 2012

Q: I requested access to a building permit from 1973.  Our building department told me I  had to pay $55 for building research fee to cover ”staff time.” Copies, if asked for, are an additional 25 cents per page, but I guess copying fee of that amount is borderline legitimate. They have been charging this since at least 1995. I personally know at least 25 people who paid that fee over the years. I wonder

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FAC sues US for memo on “lethal targeting” of al Qaeda figure (& US citizen) al-Awlaki, killed in 2010 drone strike

FAC February 29, 2012

SAN RAFAEL, CA—-The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today filed suit to require the Obama Administration to make public its legal rationale for the “lethal targeting” of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American- born US citizen and al-Qaeda operative who was killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen last September. The lawsuit seeks public access under the FOIA to portions of a 2010 Justice Department legal memo that reportedly analyzes legal issues raised by the killing of

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A&A: School board offered settlement based on bad information; how can I set the record straight?

FAC February 20, 2012

Q:  I am a member of a school board that recently voted to support a settlement agreement with a six-figure employee who we terminated. The settlement was designed to make the costs related to the termination finite. I supported the termination and opposed the settlement for a variety of reasons. It has come to light today, that a significant incorrect fact was given to us in closed session which I believe may very well have

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A&A: Suspended from job for posting negative comment on personal, private Facebook page

FAC February 16, 2012

Q: I am currently suspended from work for posting a thought on facebook regarding my company. I worked for the company for over 2 years, but a recent commission-structure change has made my living difficult (60% less than what it used to be). I then received a company internal email regarding the company’s huge growth in earnings since the change! In response, I simply posted on my private Facebook that I am extremely unhappy with

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