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Vote YES on Prop 42 if you value open-government. Vote no if you prefer secrecy.

[…] speculated that, in a post-Prop 42 world, overall open-government costs could rise because the state, unconstrained by its current obligation to reimburse local governments, could create costly new open-government programs and requirements, thereby increasing costs for local government. Not so. This theory overlooks the fact that the Public Records Act applies to state agencies […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
May 13, 2014
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SB 331, a secrecy bill masquerading as a transparency bill, deserves a veto

[…] have adopted the (rather modest) transparency measures (referred to as COIN ordinances, for "Civic Openness in Negotiations"). SB 331 imposes on these communities---and only on these communities---Draconian new requirements for the letting of contracts to purchase goods and services. Although the requirements are ostensibly about transparency, they are so onerous, costly and time-consuming that […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 16, 2015
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FAC, News Groups Protest Santa Ana’s Public Meeting Photography and Recording Policy

[…] 30, the city responded and confirmed that the policy will be revised. Today, FAC sent a letter to the City of Santa Ana objecting to the city's new policy regarding photographing, recording, or filming public meetings. The letter was co-signed by the Orange County Press Club, Voice of Orange County, Los Angeles Press Club, […]
- Press Freedom
December 23, 2023
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FAC Supports Bill that Would Reopen California Prisons and Jails to Journalists

[…] legislation: Editorial: Pass and sign SB 254 for a more informed, more humane California (Orange County Register) Bill would open California’s Secretive state prison system to public scrutiny (Times of San Diego) Bill Aims to Lift Veil of Secrecy off California Prisons (KRON4) New Bill Would Restore Media Access to California Prisoners (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Press Freedom
March 1, 2023
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FAC Opposes Legislation That Would Harm Your Right to Know

[…] administration’s use of budget process to fast track proposed laws (KCRA 3, 6/14/2023) ‘Pretty staggering’: Thousands of California police officers could be stripped of their badges under new law (San Francisco Chronicle, 6/14/2023) Editing a police misconduct law (Politico, 6/13/2023) CA law strips bad cops of their badges, now the commission doesn’t want to […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 21, 2023
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Brown signs SB 1300, but calls on Legislature to fix public access issues

[…] that would weaken rights of access under the Public Records Act. However, the Governor, in a signing message, made clear he wants the Legislature to pass a new bill to fix those amendments. The Governor said that Senator Lonie Hancock, the author of SB 1300, "has committed to introduce clean up legislation next year […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 17, 2014
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Brown signs “Richard McKee bill” to tighten Brown Act enforcement

[…] judgment or injunction--based on past violations. The bill, SB 1003, was co-sponsored by CNPA and Californians Aware. It takes effect on January 1, 2013. The lawsuit underlying the new law is described in a recent edition of the CNPA's Legislative Report: It challenged the Tulare County Board of Supervisors' practice of holding over 46 regular […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 14, 2012
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Your right to COVID-19 outbreak data

[…] pandemic-related data being collected across the state. We are urging our state’s highest court to grant review ina public records casebrought by a coalition of San Diego news organizations to force the disclosure of detailed data about COVID-19 outbreaks in the community.This data, which is collected and reported by a large number of employers, […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 2, 2021
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FAC News Press Release

Wired.com Editor Hansen elected president of FAC board; media attorney Melamed is VP; Gingras, of Google, joins Board.

[…] Gingras, of Google, has joined the board. Gingras, recently named head of news products for Google, has spent nearly 30 years in online publishing, software development and new media. Prior to joining Google, Gingras was CEO of Salon Media Group which operates the news site Salon.com. Hansen joined Wired.com in 2005. Since then the […]

April 19, 2012
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Will All Judges Who Have Viewed Porn Please Stand Up?

[…] or photos to view. Although Kozinski is a public figure, he has done nothing in his public life to invite this scrutiny of his private life. Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer had, as a prosecutor, aggressively pursued prostitutes and their customers. Senator Larry Craig, before getting busted for soliciting sex in a public […]

June 3, 2009