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Ed Chapuis, Katherine Rowlands and Juliet Williams Join FAC Board of Directors

FAC June 14, 2018

The First Amendment Coalition is delighted to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors, all working journalists who have made substantial contributions to their craft and to the cause of government transparency in California and beyond: Ed Chapuis, news director for KGTV-10 in San Diego; Katherine Ann Rowlands, owner of the Bay City News Service; and Juliet Williams, the Associated Press’s Northern California news editor. Chapuis is currently news director

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A&A: Can Local Government Hold Public Meetings in A Federal Building Where No Cameras Are Allowed?

FAC June 14, 2018

Q: Is it legal for a body subject to the Brown Act to hold their regular meeting in a federal building where we have been told to take our cameras back to our cars? A:  As a preliminary matter, there is nothing in the Brown Act that would prevent a legislative body from holding a meeting at a location different from where the legislative body typically meets.  That said, there may be a local ordinance or

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A&A: Is A Chamber of Commerce Subject to the Brown Act?

FAC June 13, 2018

Q:  Is a Chamber of Commerce subject to the Brown Act? How can one find out if that act applies to this body or not? A:  Determining whether a particular body is subject to the Brown Act is not always simple. The Brown Act defines the term “legislative body” to include “a board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity” if that entity either: (A) is

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Remembering FAC Founding Father and California Journalism Giant, Frank McCulloch

FAC May 31, 2018

Frank McCulloch, a giant in California journalism, played an important role in the founding of FAC in 1988. McCulloch was a key editor who helped transition a small Freedom of Information committee, sponsored by the California Newspaper Publishers Association, into an independent organization of journalists, attorneys and FOI/First Amendment experts  who would be serving the general public and not just newspapers. McCulloch attended the organization meeting and was a strong champion of FAC and its mission throughout

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A&A: Can A Public Official Interrupt A Speaker During Public Comment Time?

FAC May 30, 2018

Q:  I experienced an incident at a meeting of my county board of supervisors. Upon addressing the Board for my allotted three minutes, a district supervisor interrupted me, commenting about previous issues I’d raised about county agencies. I am of the understanding that Supervisors are not allowed to publicly comment on matters raised during the public comment period as those matters are not posted upon the Board’s agenda that is required to be publicly noticed at least

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