Shasta County Repeals Illegal Fee Law Following FAC and ACLU Demand
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted last night to repeal a local law that imposed illegal fees for copies of public records that could run into the thousands of dollars.
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted last night to repeal a local law that imposed illegal fees for copies of public records that could run into the thousands of dollars.
FAC sent this letter to Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco to oppose AB 817, a bill that would reduce the transparency and accountability of local government meetings, by allowing certain entities to meet entirely virtually.
The First Amendment Coalition has filed a motion to intervene in Shelton v. Napa Valley Unified School District, a “reverse CPRA” lawsuit that seeks to prevent the release of public records regarding a former public school teacher’s alleged sexual abuse of students.
The letter informs the campus president that the school’s policy of limiting public and press access to campus during the “hard closure” is “constitutionally suspect.”
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