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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Withholding of Juveniles’ Names in Police Records

    There's a bit of a gang war here in Salinas, and many of those involved are juveniles. I understand police can withhold names of juveniles involved in crime. But there have been recent cases of juveniles being murdered in gang violence. Even though the juvenile is deceased, the police are still not forthcoming with […]

    June 14, 2009

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    FAC News Press Release

    Lara Bergthold, Marcos Bretón and Alica Del Valle Join FAC Board

    The First Amendment Coalition has elected three new members to its board of directors. The new members —Lara Bergthold, Marcos Bretón and Alica Del Valle — join a roster of distinguished and dedicated directors playing a vital role in FAC’s mission to advance free speech, a free press and the public’s right to know. […]

    June 9, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Documents from Closed Session Real Property Negotiations

    […] were given in closed session/. How can the public know what the trustees based their decisions on if all of it is behind closed doors? Also, what can be discussed in closed session regarding real property? Can the board deliberate behind closed doors, then bring the motion out in open session for discussion as well?

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog

    Tracy case tests the power of government officials to avoid disclosure of their emails on public business

    […] requested, under the Public Records Act, copies of emails between city council members and the lab concerning a proposal to build a bio-agent weapons research facility. The newspaper filed suit after its request was denied on grounds the emails were not public records. (Full disclosure: CFAC filed a friend-of-the-court brief in this case in […]

    June 2, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    City Clerk requires Ad Hoc reports to be in announcements

    […] found it difficult to come to an agreement on the how to proceed in conveying our recommendations to council. I would appreciate any clarification as to the reasoning behind the city clerks request. My research on open meeting laws, accessing government records and the online resources about the Brown Act have not provided much help.

    October 6, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

    Closed meeting and the Brown Act

    […] it a Brown Act violation, and wanted your help making a determination here. *I think that by not meeting the district's promised - published in a local newspaper article - of providing copies of the amendment to the public and time for public input on the contract after closed session, the board effectively denied […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Are blueprints of public buildings public under the CPRA?

    I was looking at looking at electrical plans from 1997 on the Dept. of Building and Safety's computer. I took a few pictures of the screen and was told I could not do that and that I should know better. The permit tech said they are under copyright and I must have a letter from […]

    May 20, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Can peaceful picketing be stopped by the event’s promoter?

    My family and I have been protesting an event but now  the promoter has placed an "order of protection" against us so that we cannot return. He wrote on his order that we are disruptive and that the police had to be called. The police were called but because we were peacefully picketing they said […]

    March 18, 2015

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    Advocacy Press Release

    Groups Urge Mendocino County to Repeal Unlawful Public Records Fee Ordinance

    […] warned the county the fee ordinance was unlawful. And despite a policy that would waive some fees for certain members of the media, a broad coalition of news organizations issued an open letter opposing the fees, writing the "new fees violate state law and present an unreasonably high burden on members of the public, […]

    April 27, 2023