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    FAC News Press Release

    ProPublica Staffers Win 2018 FAC Award for “Trump Town” Investigative Series

    The First Amendment Coalition is proud to announce the recipient of its 2018 Free Speech & Open Government Award is the nonprofit newsroom ProPublica, selected for its extensive use of public records to increase transparency around political appointees at the highest levels of government. This year’s award goes to ProPublica staffers Derek Kravitz, Al […]

    November 28, 2018

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    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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    Blog

    BART feud shows that censorship is never local

    […] never local. So, whether you live in the SF Bay Area or not, whether you ride the BART rail system or not, the recent actions of local government officials affected us all. Last Thursday, during the evening rush hour commute, BART shut down cell antennas in several of its San Francisco stations. According to […]

    August 24, 2011

  • 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

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    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

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    Blog

    Snowden, go home

    […] him. By postponing this reckoning, he adds to skepticism about his motives. More important, he diminishes his legitimacy as a whistleblower who broke the law to expose government overreaching, change official policy, and vindicate principles of government transparency and individual privacy. Snowden has portrayed his accessing, copying and distribution (to selected journalists) of NSA […]

    July 14, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    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

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    CPRA

    CPRA request won’t be fulfilled unless we show documents we’ve already received

    […] messages contained on personal devices such as smartphones are subject to disclosure under the Act. The issue was litigated in 2013, and in a trial court victory for government transparency, the judge ruled that the Act applies to government officials’ emails and texts about government business, even if such messages were sent or received using […]

    June 16, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Text-Messaging Public Records

    […] 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