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  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Receives Three-Year, $375,000 Grant From Jonathan Logan Family Foundation

    […] fighting for our constitution and our democracy in these perilous and divisive times." The Logan gift comes on top of foundation support in 2017 from the Craig Newmark Philanthropic Foundation, Will Hearst, the Raymond Pryke Foundation, First Look Media, Inc., the Central Valley Fund, and many other substantial gifts from individual donors. FAC is […]

    April 20, 2018

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    Blog

    Unplug Wikileaks? Enact a Federal Shield Law Instead

    […] hands tied in this way since 2005, when the Supreme Court declined to review federal court rulings ordering reporters Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper (then of the New York Times and Time Magazine, respectively) to reveal their confidential sources for information about the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame. The Supreme Court's inaction fundamentally […]

    November 16, 2010

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Sues LAPD Over Failure to Release Bodycam Recordings from Protest

    […] Records Act lawsuit by FAC, Knock LA journalists seeks recordings of police breaking up protest outside LA mayor's residence in 2020 The First Amendment Coalition and independent news organization Knock LA today filed a public records lawsuit to bring more transparency to policing in Los Angeles. The lawsuit demands the release of body camera […]

    July 6, 2022

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    Blog

    FAC Partners with California News Fellowship Program to Support Early-Career Journalists

    The State-Funded Fellowship Supports Local Newsrooms in California Communities need local journalists. And local journalists need allies who have their backs. Thatโ€™s why the First Amendment Coalition was proud to team up with the California Local News Fellowship, providing custom training sessions and other resources to the programโ€™s first group of early-career reporters as […]

    November 17, 2023

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    State appointed School District Trustee violating Brown Act, CPRA

    In October 2012 the State took over the school district and our School Board lost its authority. A State Trustee was appointed and he acts as the School Board. Our group has been monitoring the administration of the school district since April 2013. Since then we have observed numerous violations of the legislation authorizing […]

    May 18, 2015

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Are Power Point Presentations to Board of Healthcare District Public Records?

    […] attended a board meeting of the Grossmont Healthcare District. A staff person from the Sharp Grossmont Hospital gave a 15 min. update/report on several topics hospital (e.g., new employee and medical staff satisfaction surveys/resultsโ€“and patient satisfaction regarding emergency dept. and inpatient services on different floors of hospital. At the end of the hospital staff […]

    February 22, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Are the officer’s emails exempt from access under the CA Public Records Act?

    I am considering filing an open records request under the California Public records act for the internal emails of a police sergeant.I suspect there is information related to misconduct on an issue not related to any open criminal case or crime investigation. Are the officer's emails exempt under the law, or would the department […]

    September 22, 2015

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Park & Rec “advisory committee” keeping its advice secret

    1. Can the (recently appointed) president of a Park and Recreation board form a "Management Committee" without approval of the full Board when one of the (two) members of said Committee is a public member? 2. This "Committee" met with representatives of several public and possibly private (non-profit) organizations without publicly reporting who they […]

    August 8, 2011

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Can ID Be Required to Make Public Comment?

    At City Council and Planning Commission meetings they have assign next to the public-comment podium that says "Please state your name."I think it might even ask for address.ย  I believe it is in violation of the Brown Act to require people to say their names. It is important in this community that people not […]

    June 10, 2010