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  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Latest News

    Consumers blindsided by secret settlements in hi-tech patent lawsuits

    […] the excesses of patent battles in the tech sector: how they divert resources from business expansion to paying armies of lawyers; deter innovation and the formation of new start-up companies; and force top executives to spend their time testifying in depositions instead of inventing the next new thing. But regardless of whether Apple, Google, […]

    December 23, 2012

  • Events

    Inside The Fight For Public Records

    […] team recently took a public records battle to court in order to stand up for their rights and pursue important accountability journalism. Hear from current and former newspaper staff members Shiloh Johnston, Li Khan, Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, and Leo Premnath-Ray, along with journalism instructor and adviser Eleni Economides Gastis. FAC Staff The open-government experts of […]

    January 31, 2024

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Receives James Madison Freedom of Information Award from SPJ NorCal

    […] suing Mayor London Breed for records related to the raid. At the same time, FAC has been at the forefront ofnumerous battles over the scope of California’s new landmark policy transparency law. In the California Supreme Court, meanwhile, FAC challenged the governor’s practice of keeping entire files of clemency proceedings under seal. Also among […]

    February 7, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Access to rezoning information

    Our local school district here in decided that they want to rezone school boundaries. The district went ahead and formed a committee to make boundary recommendations. The committee members were chosen by invitation only, without any notice to the public at large. We (myself, and other members of the community) recently learnt that all […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing county’s payments to a doctor now under arrest for molestation

    I am a journalist and victims advocate. I wanted to know about whether it was possible to get records of payments made by all  County agencies--including the District Attorney’s office--to a child psychiatrist. The psychiatrist was arrested for molesting hundreds of boys and was under contract to the courts for four decades. We have […]

    November 12, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Can CA legally charge fees for filming on private property?

    Is it legal for Los Angeles County to charge a fee to film on private property when no public roads or public services are needed? Isn't this against constitutional rights to free speech?

    May 14, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    Is limiting a school board trustee’s comments legal?

    I'm a public school district trustee and the board has tried to limit my comments during the meetings by preventing me from responding to Public Comments made during the "public comment period."  I often will wish to express my agreement with the comment made or ask a follow-up question. Is the board violating my first […]

    March 27, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Reporting closed sessions decisions

    The city council has had an item on its closed session agenda for several weeks regarding a condo's violation of a development agreement. The city manager said publicly that the council had reached a decision that "involves litigation," but he did not discuss the details. No decision was announced after that city council meeting. […]

    June 5, 2010