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Major newspapers back CFAC/MAPlight lawsuit to expand public access to Legislative actions

firstamendment June 2, 2009

The San Francisco Chronicle and Sacramento Bee have endorsed a lawsuit by the California First Amendment Coalition and MAPlight.org to open the state Legislature’s entire database of bills, votes and amendments to public view. The state currently allows the public to see only one bill at a time — in a form that makes it difficult if not impossible to analyze the information with computer techniques. In a signed column on Dec. 7, Chronicle Editorial

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Obama transition head urged withdrawal of Bush administration's FOI policy

firstamendment June 2, 2009

Steve Aftergood of Secrecy News predicts Obama administration to be more FOI-friendly. He notes that John Podesta, head of the OBama transition team, testified in Congress in favor of withdrawing a key Bush administration executive order curtailing access under the FOIA. Secrecy News Steve Aftergood The possibilities for significant changes in government secrecy policy are starting to attract official attention as the presidential transition process begins. “I know things are going to change,” one executive

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Craigslist to charge prostitutes for "erotic services" ads

firstamendment June 2, 2009

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Craiglist, the online classified advertising service, will begin charging for listings in its “erotic services” category, which includes many ads placed by prostitutes. The policy change is part of a deal that Craigslist has struck with law enforcement agencies to crack down on the use of the internet to promote prostitution. By charging for these listings, buyers will be required to submit a credit card and to give identifying

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CFAC protests new legislation curbing access to government mapping data

firstamendment June 2, 2009

CFAC today registered its opposition to legislation that seeks to vest in local and state governments monopoly control over real estate data used in digital mapping systems. The legislation, AB 1978, submitted by Assembly member Jose Solorio (D-Orange County), would exempt from the California Public Records Act the basemap data essential for many local applications of digital mapping or “geographic information systems” (GIS). This exclusion would free local governments–Orange County included–to restrict access to the

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