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Foreign media at Olympics urged to press home governments to demand China lift internet censorship

[…] on news media covering the Olympics to demand that China tear down "The Great Firewall"--the elaborate system of filters blocking access to online content deemed objectionable by government censors. The California First Amendment Coalition, which has petitioned the US Trade Representative to contest China's censorship as a restraint on international commerce that violates free […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 3, 2009
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Governor signs FAC-sponsored access bill

With encouragement from the California First Amendment Coalition, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 786 that limits the ability of state and local governmental agencies to win fee awards from citizens bringing lawsuits under the state’s open government laws -DB Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 768 on August 6 a measure vital to […]
- Public Meetings
- Public Records
August 10, 2009
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CPRA Newsgathering

Foundation that gives millions to county agency claims CPRA doesn’t apply to them

[…] foundation at the end. It was started by a judge who formerly oversaw foster care court. I cannot find any evidence that the foundation is receiving any government money but I’m only working off of IRS documents. The foundation has given over seven million to the shelter and has helped erect a new building […]

October 16, 2013
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Brown Act

Can A Public Official Interrupt A Speaker During Public Comment Time?

[…] the Supervisor's outburst seemed to me to be an attempt discredit my very valid comments. In addition, it is my perception the Supervisor's outburst was to intimidate me from any further public comment regarding the subject. Can you offer me any assistance whether such actions by the Supervisor have violated in anyway the Brown Act?

May 30, 2018
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FOIA Police Records

Accessing Information from ICE

[…] to state: how many people have been arrested; who has been arrested; where they have been taken, etc. I've heard that ICE has invoked the federal Privacy Act as a reason for withholding even basic information. My question is: What are the rights of journalists, under FOIA or other authority, to demand this information? […]

June 14, 2009
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Police are wrong: Cop-cam videos must be released as public records

[…] immediately see body camera and dashboard camera footage. The LAPD’s videotape nondisclosure policy has other legal problems. The Public Records Act states that whenever an agency releases a government record to any "member of the public," that agency waives the right to confidentiality, a California appellate court said in a 1974 case called Black Panther […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
October 6, 2016
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Brown Act

Spanish Translator at School Board Meetings

With respect to the meetings of local government bodies such as school boards, the public's right to attend, receive notice of, and otherwise access those meetings is governed by the Brown Act, Govt. Code section 54950 et seq. While the Brown Act requires that certain translation services be provided to disabled persons in accordance […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Secret Ballots

Is it legal for a school board to fill a vacancy on the board with a secret vote? Is this addressed in the Brown Act and if so, where?

June 14, 2009
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Obfuscating Mercy: How the California Supreme Court Finally Addressed Secretive Pardons

[…] court will no longer categorically treat clemency files as confidential. Admin. Order 2021-05-26. Instead, when a member of the public submits a motion to unseal, the governor must resubmit the file in conformity with the court’s access rules. The new rule provides clarity, and removes one of the primary authorities the governor relied on […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
September 17, 2021
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Brown Act

Secret ballots violate Brown Act

The Brown Act expressly prohibits secret ballot voting in open meetings. Any item under consideration that is not subject to a specific closed meeting exception must be conducted in a fully open forum. Thus, the city council's action in casting their vote for the advisory committee members by secret ballot does appear to be […]

June 14, 2009