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Budget cuts to CPRA in SB 71 grab headlines across state

FAC June 17, 2013

On Friday we posted a notice on the website and sent out a letter to subscribers urging them to sign an email to Governor Brown to veto the section of the  Budget Bill that weakens the CPRA. Over the weekend news organizations across the state picked up on the story and headlines ensued:   “California public records law ‘eviscerated’ in budget bill, critics charge” was the headline above The San Jose Mercury News story that quoted Jim Ewert, general

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ACLU responds to columnist’s criticism of press on leaks and shield law

donal brown June 3, 2013

The American Civil Liberties Union refuted The Washington Post’s Walter Pincus who had written several columns critical of the press over the current controversy with Attorney General Holder over leak investigations. (American Civil Liberties Union, May 31, 2013, by Gabe Rottman) Rottman argues that it is possible to define who qualifies as a journalist and that leaks serve the public’s interest and are vital in keeping the public informed. Writing for the Digital Media Law

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A&A: Does the CPRA cover CA Energy Commission applicants?

FAC May 4, 2013

Q: Tricky CPRA question regarding photos taken during a study undertaken by an an applicant for a California Energy Commission license. The company submitted a report, but CEC staff had many questions, and wanted photos, notes, data from the study, and to speak with the biologist who conducted it; staff requested a subpoena for the data and to have him appear at a workshop. The biologist appeared at the workshop and the applicant submitted the

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CA Sunshine Ordinance: Milpitas

FAC October 8, 2012

Milpitas adopted their Sunshine Ordinance in 2005 ORDINANCE NO. 262.1 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MILPITAS (1) repealing chapter 310 of the Municipal Code; (2) repealing chapter 320 of the Municipal Code; and (3) adding Chapter 310 to Title I of the Milpitas Municipal Code establishing regulations governing access to public meetings and public records, designating city employee salary information by title as a public record, regulating lobbyists’ activities

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The Brown Act (text of the law updated 2013)

FAC October 3, 2012

Resources Access to Meetings Text of The Ralph M. Brown Act Government Code Section 54950-54963   (Updated 2013) Visit the California Legislature website for the most current text. Access here. 54950. In enacting this chapter, the Legislature finds and declares that the public commissions, boards and councils and the other public agencies in this State exist to aid in the conduct of the people’s business. It is the intent of the law that their actions be

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