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    Press Rights

    Governor Brown decides fate of open-government bills

    […] website, run by the Secretary of State, tracking lobbying and campaign finance activity. Governor Brown signed the bill, which requires campaign committees to pay a $50 annual registration fee on and increases by $25 the amount lobbyists must pay when they register with the state. The bill is expected to generate $600,000, which will […]

    October 12, 2012

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Arrested for making public comments that “disturbed” council meeting

    […] which the city refused to forward to the county for inclusion on the ballot in violation of Elections Code. At the next city council meeting, during the public comment period, I was criticizing the council's illegal refusal to forward the initiative and was arrested for "disturbing" the meeting. Low voice, no profanity.I need criminal defense.

    October 21, 2010

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    FAC News Press Release

    Google lawyer Nicole Wong is newest member of CFAC Board

    […] Perkins Coie, a Seattle-based law firm, where she represented both traditional media companies--including Hearst Corporation, McClatchy Company, The Los Angeles Times, and Walt Disney--as well as " new media" clients Microsoft, Amazon, and Yahoo!. "We are extremely fortunate to have Nicole joining our Board," said CFAC President Paul Gullixson. "Her rare combination of legal […]

    June 2, 2009

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    FAC News Press Release

    "Mother Jones" publisher Jay Harris and media lawyers Judy Alexander and Ed Davis join CFAC Board

    PRESS RELEASE--The California First Amendment Coalition has named three new members to its Board of Directors: Jay Harris, Publisher of Mother Jones magazine, and lawyers Edward Davis, partner at the Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe law firm in San Francisco, and Judy Alexander, owner of Judy Alexander Law in Capitola. Harris has been Publisher of […]

    June 2, 2004

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act Violation Concerns Over Closed Session Protocols for Employee Evaluations

    […] hour. The Board Chair announced that they voted 5-0 to terminate the employment of the CEO without cause and that the District was going in a " new direction." No "new direction" has been discussed at any Board meeting. The now former employee has still not been formally notified of his termination even though […]

    January 20, 2021

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    Brown Act

    Should school superintendent’s goals be made in closed session?

    […] of the City Manager in meeting goals in done in closed session. In contrast, the School Board sets  goals for the Superintendent's in closed session. Recently, the new superintendent made her goals available on the District web site. The Board President thanked her in a public column for choosing to be transparent since the […]

    April 13, 2012

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    FAC News Press Release

    Craig Newmark Philanthropies Commits $100K to FAC

    Gift fuels journalist training programs, open-government litigation and press freedom defense work The First Amendment Coalition today announced a $100,000 gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to support the nonprofit’s work advancing government transparency, free speech and a free press. The gift comes during an especially critical time for combatting government secrecy and threats to […]

    September 9, 2020

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    Press Rights

    FAC to California Judiciary: End Court Secrecy Now

    […] FAC’s supporters. In addition to open-court advocacy, FAC has worked to combat government secrecy throughout the public-health emergency, speaking out against efforts to weaken freedom-of-information laws, publishing new tools to help the public and press obtain records, and holding regular virtual workshops on government transparency and press freedom. See our dedicated COVID-19 resource page.  View […]

    June 15, 2020