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Prop. 8 trial could still find the airwaves

donal brown February 26, 2010

San Francisco Bay Area federal judges are again floating a plan to allow cameras in federal courtrooms just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court, in a rare intervention, rejected a similar plan. If approved this time, it is possible that the final arguments in the Prop. 8 could be telecast. -db The San Francisco Chronicle February 26, 2010 By Bob Egelko SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a rebuff from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Bay Area’s

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Drug cartel chief gets 25 years in secret proceeding

donal brown February 25, 2010

A federal district judge sentenced one of the most feared drug lords to 25 years in prison in a proceeding closed to the public, a rare occurrence for a sentencing phase. The judge offered no explanation for the secrecy. -db Houston Chronicle February 24, 2010 By Dane Schiller and Jacquee Petchel Behind armed guards and locked doors — in a secret hearing of judicial privacy not even given to some 9/11 terrorists or East Coast

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Health board claims secret meeting violated no laws

donal brown February 25, 2010

The Del Puerto Health Care District board met once secretly in 2008 but claims the meeting violated no California open govenment laws. -db Patterson Irrigator February 25, 2010 By Kendall Wright A majority of the Del Puerto Health Care District met once secretly in 2008, but the head of the district claims the meeting violated no laws, an assertion a First Amendment lawyer vehemently disagrees with. Two unannounced meetings were conducted in 2008, one on

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San Diego county school board cancels meeting to comply with open meeting law

donal brown February 25, 2010

The Grossmont Union High School District cancelled a special meeting to consider a threatened lawsuit after the media were not given adequate notice of the meeting. -db East County Magazine February 23, 2010 CAJON, Calif. – In response to a request by East County Magazine, the Grossmont Union High School District has announced cancellation of tonight’s special meeting. As noted in our story earlier today http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/node/2818 , ECM notified the district that the meeting was

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Panelists praise government agencies for open government initiatives

donal brown February 25, 2010

At an event sponsored by Government Executive, panelists said that there were some promising practices in the push for government transparency including expanded employee blogging, expanded use of the social media and well-attended online forums. -db NextGov February 24, 2010 By Emily Long Agencies continue to innovate in response to the Obama administration’s open government initiatives, said panelists at a Wednesday event sponsored by Government Executive, Nextgov’s sister publication. Animated officials and an interested audience

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