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“Let us Now Praise” a Famous Man: Ray Pryke, Friend of the First Amendment

[…] College, University of Toronto, in 1951. After college, assessing opportunities across the Americas, Ray, like millions of others, was drawn to California: land of freeways, pristine beaches, new university campuses by the dozen, and gleaming suburbs. He moved to southern California and plunged headlong into the real estate business. In this pursuit he exploited […]

February 20, 2015
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FAC opposes bill that would weaken open-meetings protections

[…] do so, reducing face-to-face accountability. The bill would write into the Brown Act an unprecedented level of remoteness to public meetings, such as those held by a new police oversight commission in Vallejo, a controversial civilian elections committee in Shasta County, and a budget committee in San Diego, just to name a few examples. […]
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June 3, 2024
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CPRA Newsgathering

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

[…] 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 for the shelter. The foundation’s website shows an obvious collaboration between the county shelter and the foundation. I would like to get my hands on […]

October 16, 2013
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CPRA Police Records

Obtaining names of individuals involved in an incident

[…] and the courts have read this as exempting such files from the Public Records Act. However, at least one decision has ruled under similar circumstances that this should not prevent a newspaper from getting the names of the individuals that were involved.The case is New York Times Co. v. Superior Court, 52 Cal.App.4th 97 (1997).

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Individual accessing results on their own background check

[…] informants to come forward with information on the applicant.See County of Riverside v. Superior Court of Riverside, 27 Cal. 4th 793, 798-99 (2002) ("The law contemplates that new applicants be subject to the background investigation before they are hired, and to encourage candor from informants, employers ... routinely ask applicants to waive any right […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Fire Department employee names

[…] peace officer personnel records in Penal Code section 832.7 does not allow a police department to withhold the names of police officers involved in a shooting incident. New York Times Co. v. Superior Court, 52 Cal. App. 4th 97 (1997).Under the logic of that case -- which holds that the names of the officers […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act First Amendment

When a public official works remotely from a religious institution

[…] to the public on occasion, is generally open to the public during the day, but not evening hours, has mormon literature displayed and visible. They also have people who approach you and ask questions and attempt conversion. It's unclear if the teleconference is being held in a separate room or in their main entrance way.

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Water Usage Records

At least one California court of appeals has found water usage records to be subject to disclosure. In New York Times v. Superior Court of Santa Barbara, 218 Cal. App. 3d 1579 (1990), a newspaper reporter sought from a water district the names and addresses of the water district's customers who had exceeded their […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

The Brown Act and Charter Schools

[…] non-profit corporation. The board of directors is self-selecting, self-electing. Each time a person was elected to the board, either as an interim officer (Treasurer) or as a new board member, the process was listed under Action Items on the Agenda. The word "election" has never been used. The Action Item that resulted in a […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act First Amendment

Swearing in public commenters at open meetings

A local city council has adopted various new rules for members of the public wishing to address the council. The most concerning issue is: "The presiding officer may require any person to be sworn as a witness before addressing the council on any subject." They go onto to state that anyone making false statements […]

June 14, 2009