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San Francisco resident sues over failure of city to enforce sunshine law

donal brown October 20, 2009

A retired lawyer is suing the San Francisco Ethics Commission for not enforcing open government laws. He claims that since 2004, the sunshine ordinance task force forwarded to the commission 14 cases in which the public has been denied public records but in every case the commission dismissed the claim in favor of the city. -DB San Francisco Chronicle City Insider October 20, 2009 By Heather Knight Retired lawyer and Seacliff resident Allen Grossman says

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Watchdog groups say that data from Recovery Board first posting of stimulus data inaccessible

donal brown October 19, 2009

A number of groups are saying that the first online posting of data on stimulus spending was not accessible to the public difficult to search and incomplete. Critics say the site can be improved by making it so that the public can mount a search by recipient. -DB NextGov October 15, 2009 By Aliya Sternstein Government officials in charge of tracking spending aimed at stimulating the economy released on Thursday unprecedented details of financial transactions, but

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Transparency advocates react to Lessig’s “Against Transparency” article in New Republic

donal brown October 19, 2009

So far transparency advocates are saying that Lawrence Lessig’s article “Against Transparency: The perils of openness in government,” does not signal he is against accountability and openness in government. -DB The FOIA Advocate Missouri School of Journalism October 17, 2009 By Charles N. Davis Responses keep coming to Lessig’s New Republic article, “Against Transparency: The perils of openness in government.” Carl Malamud urges caution and a measured response to the title of Lessig’s article. Malamud

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San Carlos police union challenges council member on comment about labor negotiations

donal brown October 19, 2009

The San Carlos police union is alleging that a city council member violated open meeting laws in making comments in a public meeting about contract negotiations. the comment suggested that the union might be dragging heels on contract talks to see the outcome of a sales tax increase on the November ballot. -DB San Jose Mercury News October 16, 2009 By Shaun Bishop San Carlos’ city attorney said he plans to investigate the police union’s

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Federal court bars display of Confederate flag in Texas high school

donal brown October 15, 2009

A federal circuit court held that a Texas high school could ban clothing displaying the Confederate flag given a history of racial violence and discord in the school, over 50  incidents since 2002. -DB Courthouse News Service October 14, 2009 By Annie Youderian (CN) – Citing a history of racial tension, the 5th Circuit upheld a high-school dress code in Texas barring students from displaying the Confederate flag. Burleson High School adopted the policy in

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