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  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Honors the Brown Institute’s ‘Documenting COVID-19’ Project as 2020 Award Winner

    The First Amendment Coalition today named the Brown Institute for Media Innovation its 2020 Free Speech & Open Government Award recipient for its "Documenting COVID-19" project, which created a massive clearinghouse of public records and produced accountability journalism in partnership with 30 newsrooms. The project set out to examine the decision-making of state and […]

    February 9, 2021

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    SB 331, a secrecy bill masquerading as a transparency bill, deserves a veto

    BY PETER SCHEER--I’m always suspicious of legislation that increases government secrecy. But what really gets my attention is legislation that purports to make government more transparent---when in fact its true purpose and effect are just the opposite. SB 331, which is awaiting the Governor’s signature, is just such a sham: an official secrecy act […]

    September 16, 2015

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Honors 2021 Free Speech & Open Government Award Winners

    The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Free Speech & Open Government Award. Exposing the culture of secrecy in corporations. Putting sunshine on policing across California. Illuminating the toll the pandemic took on their neighbors. FAC’s 2021 honorees advanced freedom of expression or access to information through accountability […]

    February 9, 2022

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    Blog

    Government leaks in Apple investigation underscore hypocrisy of BALCO press subpoenas

    […] reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams into jail for refusing to name their confidential source in the BALCO case: Hypocrisy has its limits, even for the federal government. I’m referring to recent stories in the Wall Street Journal and other media detailing the feds’ investigation into the backdating of stock option grants given to […]

    June 2, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Boating Accidents and the CPRA

    Under the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq., records maintained by public agencies are presumptively available for public inspection and copying unless one of the Act's exemptions applies.  In this case, the Sheriff's department is probably relying on section 6254(f), which exempts "records of investigations" as well as "investigatory files."  […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Personal attacks in public meetings

    In a closed session meeting, under The Brown Act, do the normal rules of order and decorum apply? We have a situation where some board members feel they can viciously and personally attack other members of the board with impunity. As this is a closed session, they feel that nothing can be done.

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Can they deny my request for a video of a meeting that was streamed live?

    […] destroyed 30 days after the recording. Any inspection of an audio or video recording shall be provided without charge on equipment made available by the local agency. Government Code section 54953.5(b). Assuming the video recording of the town hall meeting still exists, the agency should provide you with a copy pursuant to this code […]

    June 12, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Are police informant contracts subject to the PRA?

    […] description, since it’s not something that is pertinent to the investigation itself. The police department might also claim some other exemption – for example, the "catch-all" exemption, Government Code § 6255, which is a broad, yet undefined, exemption that provides that a record may be withheld if, on the facts of the particular case, […]

    April 27, 2016

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    CPRA Police Records

    Are CPRA exemptions discretionary?

    […] for a pending case may obtain a copy of the crime report through the discovery process at the court. A suspect may obtain a copy of a crime report after the case has been adjudicated. Redactions will be made to comply with state and federal law. Shouldn't they be considering requests on an individual basis?

    August 21, 2012