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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Newsgathering

    Should complaints against belligerent councilman be public?

    I am a reporter trying to access public records  for two investigations regarding incidents involving a City Councilman— one at a city-owned clubhouse and the other at a local transit agency. Both of my public records requests have been rejected because officials say it is a personnel matter. In the transit agency’s rejection letter, […]

    August 19, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Documents once public now denied

    […] that group. Since July 26 2010 we have submitted the same records request have been denied under Government Code section 6254(c: "The information that you seek constitutes examination data used to administer a licensing examination. As such, this information is exempt from disclosure under California Government Code section 6254(g). In addition, California Civil Code […]

    January 12, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Newsgathering

    Rules for Redactions in Florida Public Records

    While investigating a story in Florida I requested a contract. Unfortunately, the copy I was given was heavily redacted including the financial information for the project that is of public interest, what should I do?

    June 19, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Proposals and Public Records, Limiting Public Comment

    […] attend Board meetings of a California Municipal Water District which takes the viewpoint that the Brown Act requirements are met by offering individuals from the public up to 3 minutes at the start of a meeting to comment upon any matter on the agenda. Their agendas meet the minimum requirements by stating the subject […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    Commissioner advised speaking to press could give rise to Brown Act violation

    I am a city commissioner, and I was recently advised against voicing my opinion to the press on any subject that is or in the future may be under my commission’s jurisdiction.  The concern is that  later other commissioners may choose to speak to the press on the same subject and give rise to […]

    December 5, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Is there a Posting Date Requirement for Minutes of Public Agency Meetings?

    Is there a legal requirement that a Community College in California post Minutes for their Board, Special and Committee Meetings within a certain timeframe? They are not doing so by the next meeting and sometimes do not do so for many many months or at all. This is an ongoing issue.

    January 20, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment Social Media

    Can I Sue Facebook For Censoring Me?

    Facebook censored my comments then blocked me for 30 days. I want to take them to court

    April 24, 2022

  • Latest News

    Blog FAC News

    What it Costs to Fight Government Secrecy | A Message from David Snyder

    Dear Friends, If you’ve been following my messages throughout the year, you know that FAC has broken new ground in 2021 in our fight to protect a free press and the public’s right to know. We’ve forced government agencies to unseal thousands of pages of previously secret records. We’ve armed journalists and lawyers with […]

    November 22, 2021

  • Latest News

    Blog FAC News

    Attorney Judy Alexander Joins FAC as Special Access Litigation Counsel

    […] state as part of FAC's  expanded litigation initiative. Alexander, a former FAC Board member, has 25 years experience in first amendment and access matters, including litigation for news media and other clients to obtain access to public records, meetings, courtrooms and judicial records under the California Public Records Act, the Ralph M. Brown Act, […]

    March 9, 2010