These journalists strategically used public records to expose government misconduct and accountability failures.
Contact: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org The First Amendment Coalition is calling for immediate dismissal of charges against Victorville City Council Member Blanca Gomez, who was removed from the council’s meeting on February 21, 2023, arrested, and booked into jail. FAC Legal Director David Loy sent a letter to the city council, copied to the San Bernardino County District Attorney and others, explaining why the removal and arrest raise serious concerns under the First Amendment and Brown Act, which
A Guide to California’s Open Meeting Law Changes for 2023 The California Legislature passed four bills in 2022 changing aspects of state open-meetings laws. Notably, lawmakers increased the ability of members of both local and state bodies to participate remotely — pandemic-inspired policy that set off debates about whether such increased flexibility for public officials would result in less accountability to the public. Additional changes include a bill that allows the presiding member of a
Kathleen will oversee all of FAC’s donor outreach and stewardship, with the goal of attracting transformative gifts to sustain and further advance FAC’s mission of defending free speech, a free press, and the public’s right to government information.
This webinar will feature speakers from a high school newspaper who stood up to censorship after they published a a story about a staff member who resigned in response to the school’s COVID vaccination mandate.