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    FAC remembers founding member, P-E Publisher Tim Hays.

    Press-Enterprise, 10/14/2011: Former Press-Enterprise publisher and editor Tim Hays Dies St. Lous Times: Howar 'Tim' Hays dies; editor who championed open courts Howard src=

    November 16, 2011

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    Blog

    CFAC and MAPLight sue for public access to state’s legislative database

    […] currently can access this info one bill at a time through the state's official website, that does not allow computer-assisted analysis of the data. MAPLight's service, for example, highlights the influence of money on the legislative process by linking campaign contributions to specific legislative actions. This will prove embarrassing to legislators. CFAC now has […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Is a Coordinating Committee exempt from the Brown Act?

    […] under the Planning Department of my County, convenes a coordinating sub-committee to review the Advisory Group's standing rules. The Coordinating Committee chairman does not follow Brown Act obligations (e.g. requirements for notice, agenda, etc.) because he maintains that the Committee is Ad Hoc. Is the Coordinating Committee subject to the stipulation of the Brown Act? 

    April 19, 2016

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    Brown Act

    Minutes and closed sessions

    […] closed session under 54956.9 that does not state that the attorney was present at the meeting in the minutes?  Also, if the minutes are simply in error and there actually was a teleconference with the attorney, would this per se invalidate the board action from that closed session, or would only proving the absence […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA School Records

    Many Colleges Denying My CPRA Request for Title IX Report

    […] apply to investigation reports in a Dear Colleague letter. Other schools are charging absurd amounts of money ($800-$2500) for the documents. Others are citing attorney client privilege and other aspects of the CPRA act. Every University of California campus has complied with my request. I'm not sure how I should handle the denials. Will […]

    November 7, 2018

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    Court to Kucinich: No right to debate, even if sponsor breaks promise to include you

    […] there was no contract. But suppose there was. Would it be enforceable? Could it be enforced with an injunction directing the inclusion of a candidate, notwithstanding MSNBC's news judgment that he should not be included? SF Chronicle reporter Bob Egelcko has an interesting story in today's paper that explores some of these these issues. […]

    June 2, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    Globe trotting university official keeps tabs on dog sends bill to tax payers

    […] lot of university money on luxurious travel. I requested phone bills from the dean's university-paid phone because I'd heard the dean's dog is boarded at a kennel and the dean often calls the kennel from  international locales on UC’s dime. I got the phone bills but UC redacted all the phone numbers citing California […]

    March 20, 2012

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    CPRA

    How to access Health & Safety building layout plans

    I need copies of site plans and store layout plans for evidence in a Planning Commission Appeal. I am aware of Health & Safety Code Section 19851 requiring permission from an architect. However, how does the Records Act affect 19851. Is my assumption that the City needs to disclose emails on specific subjects correct?

    August 17, 2011

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    CPRA

    Records request regarding government contractors was denied on privacy grounds

    […] doing business with the muni's. We sought to discover the names of persons or companies who were paid by the county or city in the previous year, and in order to separate individuals from companies we requested files sorted by tax ID information.  For instance, we asked for the ones who were being paid […]

    July 13, 2010