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Now Hiring: First Amendment Coalition Legal Fellow

FAC March 20, 2020

The First Amendment Coalition (FAC), an award-winning, non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the First Amendment and the public’s right to know, is looking for a practicing lawyer or a recent law school graduate to serve for one year as a Legal Fellow, with the possibility of renewal for a second year. We are seeking a highly motivated lawyer with excellent credentials and familiarity with the relevant areas of law.  The Legal Fellow will work

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FAC Joins Nationwide Coalition Urging Transparency and Access in Response to COVID-19

FAC March 20, 2020

Today the First Amendment Coalition joined the National Freedom of Information Coalition and 130 organizations nationwide in a letter to state, tribal and local public institutions raising concerns about transparency and access to meetings and records as these institutions respond to the coronavirus public-health crisis. Government bodies should not opportunistically take advantage of the public’s inability to attend large gatherings to make critical decisions affecting the public’s interest if those decisions can reasonably be postponed.

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A&A: City Delays Responding to Records Requests Until It’s Too Late To Use the Information Requested

FAC March 20, 2020

Q: I sent three public records requests to the a city in California. On the same day, the City provided confirmation of receipt of those requests. During the next 43 days, I received several emails from the City stating “Pursuant to Government Code § 6253.c(2)” they need more time to “respond.” I finally sent another email to the City demanding a response. After 45 days, the City responded to one of the three requests I

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A&A: Help Needed In Requesting Documents from California Coastal Commission

FAC March 16, 2020

Q: I need to access documents from the California Coastal Commission in an appeal, including information regarding upload logs of documents to their website, all interagency correspondences with Coastal regarding our project, any announcements of the hearing, and all communications between the Commission and any parties regarding our project but most important, correspondence between staff and a specific developer. Please advise. A: Under the California Public Records Act (CPRA), public records—which include “any writing containing

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A&A: Does “Deliberative Process Privilege” Allow California governor to Withhold Communications Relating to Voter-Mandated Study?

FAC March 13, 2020

Q: I submitted a California Public Records Act request to the California Department of Public Health, Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), Gov. Newsom, CA Department of Tax and Fee Administration and Attorney General Xavier Becerra regarding the voter mandated nonprofit feasibility study required by the text of CA Prop 64. I received a response from all agencies, except the BCC stated the department needed 60 days to produce the records they were in possession of.

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