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The Modesto Bee has published an editorial advising their readers of their rights to access meetings under the state’s open government law and how to be effective in making their voice heard. -DB The Modesto Bee Editorial January 24, 2010 A prevailing theme on this page is that the public’s business needs to be done in public, every time, all the time. That means public issues should be discussed in an open forum, where the

San Jose is proposing a disclosure policy to make sure its public officials do not use such devices as iPhones and BlackBerrys to skirt open government laws. -DB San Jose Mercury News January 21, 2010 By John Woolfolk With iPhones and BlackBerrys becoming must-have accessories, San Jose is poised to approve a groundbreaking disclosure policy that would ensure elected leaders don’t use those personal devices to skirt public-records laws. Most cities have taken a position