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ACLU and First Amendment Coalition v. City of Fresno

With the ACLU of Northern California, FAC sued the City of Fresno for holding secret budget negotiations in violation of the Brown Act, California’s open meetings law for local governments.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
July 8, 2024
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Brown Act CPRA

Applicability of the Public Records Act to Private Text Messages

[…] are not public record because he used his personal iPhone and has not submitted a request for reimbursement from the City. I have checked the Sunshine Law, Brown Act and CA Public Records Act and can find no authority for the Mayor's position. At the same time, I can find no authority for the […]

June 14, 2009
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Will attorney/client privilege keep me from learning how County is spending bond money?

[…] obligated to inform you what code or law allows the county to use funds from a CSA in the situation you describe. Generally speaking, California laws require government agencies to disclose most writings related to public business and require legislative bodies of government agencies to conduct most of their meetings in public. But obtaining […]

June 8, 2015
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CPRA

Documents relating to employment

Access to the records of local government agencies in California is governed by the California Public Records Act, Government Code sections 6250 et seq.Unless the agency involved is a federal agency, the federal Freedom of Information Act does not apply.There is no express exemption from disclosure for a record constituting a communication regarding the […]

June 14, 2009
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FAC Seeks to Unseal Gov. Brown’s Request to Pardon Embattled Former State Senator

[…] now pending before the court. Governor Brown asked the state Supreme Court in October to review whether Wright should be pardoned. Under the California Constitution, the governor must get a majority recommendation from the Supreme Court before being able to grant clemency to anyone "twice convicted of a felony," which applies to Wright. As […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 20, 2018
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FOIA

Foreign Officials, Detention, Privacy, and the Freedom of Information Act

[…] that there might be a cover-up and complicity to help the official evade the Philippine justice system. The question is: what can be done to have concerned government agencies release information about the official, why the visa was revoked, and why the official continues to be detained at a Detention Center, and why the official […]

June 14, 2009
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Free Speech & Open Government Award

Honoring Outstanding Contributions To Free Speech and Open Government

July 3, 2024
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CPRA

How do I challenge the results of a public records act request?

[…] have produced? I know we could not collect the data ourselves as it might expose us to exempt material (i.e. Individual student records), but I wonder if there is still yet a way for us to legally compel them to extr act the data accurately and present it to us under the Public Records Act?

February 10, 2017
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Are Myths Killing the Newspaper Business?

[…] cards. Q. That’s it? A. No. There’re a couple of other things that come out of my years as a lawyer for news organizations. I don’t think government financial support for journalism is a good idea, but there are some government actions that might ease somewhat the pressure on newspapers. Here are a few […]

February 24, 2010
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CPRA

Can I appeal a records request denial from State Medical Board?

[…] avenues for appeal. By my reading of relevant case law, and admittedly I am not a lawyer, this information is clearly not exempt from the Public Records Act. Are there avenues for appeal for this kind of denial that don’t involve entering litigation? If litigation is required, is it common practice, or even legal, […]

August 22, 2011