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Obama administration agrees to make White House visitor logs public

donal brown September 8, 2009

To end four lawsuits by a watchdog group, the Obama White House has reversed a policy keeping visitor logs secret now allowing news organizations and others a chance to see who is influencing administration policy on vital issues. -DB USA TODAY September 4, 2009 By Richard Wolf WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration plans to change White House policy by releasing the names of thousands of visitors whose comings and goings traditionally are kept secret by

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China acts again to control Web site discourse

donal brown September 7, 2009

The Chinese government has issued a secret order requiring Internet users to sign onto news Web sites with their real names and identification numbers adding a new level of surveillance to an already tightly monitored enterprise. -DB The New York Times September 6, 2009 By Jonathan Ansfield BEIJING — News Web sites in China, complying with secret government orders, are requiring that new users log on under their true identities to post comments, a shift in

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New online database shows excessive Bay Area public agency salaries

donal brown September 3, 2009

The Bay Area News Group has established an online database of salaries of government employees in counties, cities and districts. The records show that some employees are getting excessively high salaries negotiated when governments had more money. -DB Contra Costa Times August 30, 2009 By Thomas Peele A public health care district in southern Alameda County paid its chief executive $876,831 in 2008 — more than twice as much as any other local government employee

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Man wins suit protecting his right to buy ads urging citizens to run against District Attorney

donal brown September 3, 2009

A federal jury sided with a bail bondsman who had sued after he claimed the D.A. retaliated against him for his political ads in the local newspaper. -DB The Vacaville Reporter Commentary August 28, 2009 A federal jury’s finding that Solano County District Attorney David Paulson and his chief investigator maliciously violated the civil rights of a Fairfield bail bondsman is disturbing, to say the least. Mr. Paulson’s response to the jury’s decision on Wednesday—that the

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Modesto: Newspaper sues for county pension records

donal brown September 3, 2009

The Modesto Bee is suing to obtain records from the Stanislaus County Employees’ Retirement Association of pension records that would show which public retirees are getting the most lucrative pensions. -DB Modesto Bee August 29, 2009 By Ken Carlson The Modesto Bee is seeking a court order to compel the Stanislaus County Employees’ Retirement Association to disclose records on the most lucrative pensions of public service retirees. The lawsuit was filed Friday in Stanislaus County Superior

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