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Attorney Judy Alexander Joins FAC as Special Access Litigation Counsel

FAC March 8, 2010

Starting this month, FAC has retained veteran first amendment and access lawyer Judy Alexander as FAC’s Special Access Litigation Counsel. Judy will be representing FAC in access cases across the state as part of FAC’s  expanded litigation initiative. Alexander, a former FAC Board member, has 25 years experience in first amendment and access matters, including litigation for news media and other clients to obtain access to public records, meetings, courtrooms and judicial records under the

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A&A: Can City Attorney Withhold 911 Call Transcripts?

FAC March 8, 2010

Q: A county supervisor called 911 to report what he described as an assault with several punches thrown at him. The local police department investigated and determined witnesses saw no punches thrown. After some delay, the city attorney has released the police investigative documents. Thus far, they have refused to release transcripts of the phone call(s) to report it. The city attorney is claiming that releasing the transcripts may have a chilling effect on other

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Attorney Matteo-Boehm honored by California Lawyer for victories in FAC cases

FAC March 5, 2010

Congratulations to Attorney Rachel Matteo-Boehm of the law firm Holme Roberts & Owen, San Francisco for being named a Public Interest Lawyer of the Year by California Lawyer Magazine.  The magazine singled out work on behalf of FAC in two important government transparency cases: CFAC v. Santa Clara and and CFAC& Maplight.org v. Office of Legislative Counsel in Sacramento. “Rachel’s dedication to government transparency extends beyond winning the decisions in these two important cases.” FAC

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Obama administration weighs FAC proposal to challenge China’s internet censorship in WTO

FAC March 3, 2010

FAC Executive Director Peter Scheer describes the administration’s interest as “an important step,” and details FAC’s position on the issue:”We believe that China’s censorship of the internet is not only a human rights issue but also a free trade issue. “That’s why FAC petitioned the US Trade Representative to challenge the firewall before the WTO. Google’s recent defiance of Chinese government censors, and its threat to pull out of China altogether, demonstrates the need for

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Palo Alto’s trio of newspapers staying alive in hard times

FAC March 1, 2010

The online news boom and the busted U.S. economy have combined to make community newspapers an endangered species.  So how does Palo Alto manage to support three newspapers–The Palo Alto Weekly, The Daily Post and The Daily News? The New York Times asked that question of the newspapers’ publishers, including FAC board member Bill Johnson, who is publisher of the Weekly, as well as President and CEO of Embarcadero Media which owns the Weekly and

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