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Los Angeles County child welfare probe heats up

donal brown August 19, 2010

Amid accusations that they are more concerned with leaks than with the safety of children, the Los Angeles County supervisors ordered an investigation of what they termed “inappropriate disclosure of confidential child welfare information” to the Los Angeles Times. -db Los Angeles Times August 18, 2010 By Rong-Gong Lin II In a contentious 4-1 vote, Los Angeles County supervisors Tuesday ordered county departments to cooperate with an investigation into what they called the “inappropriate disclosure

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Interview for South Pasadena police chief prompts allegations of open meeting violation

donal brown August 19, 2010

When interviewing candidates for police chief behind closed doors, the South Pasadena City Council failed to mention it in the agenda leading to allegations that they violated California’s open meeting law, the Brown Act. -db Pasadena Star-News August 18, 2010 By Brian Charles SOUTH PASADENA – A reserve cop with ties to the police officer’s union and a former Maywood police chief each confirmed Wednesday they are finalists for the city’s open police chief job.

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Redondo Beach city attorney warns of pitfalls to social networking in local government

donal brown August 19, 2010

Redondo Beach has launched social networking pilots to create greater transparency and public participation, but the city attorney warns of complications concerning California’s open meeting law, the First Amendment and the expense of maintaining the sites. -db Redondo Beach News August 18, 2010 By Sascha Bush The City Attorney’s office spoke to the Redondo Beach City Council at its Aug. 17 meeting about the practical uses and potential perils of today’s most popular social networking

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Federal judge rules against Kansas law prohibiting nonresident petitioning

donal brown August 17, 2010

Citing the First Amendment, a federal district judge struck down a Kansas law that prohibited nonresidents from circulating petitions in Kansas. -db The Winfield Daily Courier August 14, 2010 By Roxana Hegeman Associated Press Writer WICHITA (AP) — A federal judge struck down as unconstitutional on Friday a part of a Kansas law that prohibits nonresidents from circulating petitions within the state. U.S. District Judge Sam Crow ruled that the law violates the First Amendment

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Federal transparency: Changes in administration raise questions

donal brown August 17, 2010

Transparency advocates are wondering if recent changes in Obama administration management mean that Obama is stepping back from his commitment to open government. -db NextGov August 16, 2010 By Aliya Sternstein As the Obama administration gently pushes agencies to follow their transparency plans, recent changes in key management positions at the White House have watchdog groups concerned the open government initiative could lose steam. The administration on Thursday scored agencies according to an online dashboard that

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