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    University fails to make good faith effort to respond to records request

    […] However, it has been three to four months with no result. I caught the office lying to me last month. It promised production of documents but then I checked with the actual office producing the documents and no one there heard of my requests. What are my rights to compel a response on from UC?

    February 3, 2011

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    For Obama’s Nominee to Head CIA: a Few Questions on Use of Drone Strikes

    […] subject of ongoing FOIA lawsuits filed by the New York Times, ACLU and by the First Amendment Coalition. The white paper argues, in brief, that the U.S. government may lawfully kill an American citizen if "an informed, high-level official" of the government decides that the target is a ranking figure in Al Qaeda who […]

    March 5, 2013

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    CPRA

    How do I enforce my right under the CPRA to inspect records?

    I have submitted via fax a Public Records Act Request to a California healthcare district hospital that is a local government entity. The district responded to one request on the PRA but not to the request to inspect the Department of Respiratory Therapy Policy and Procedures Manual. (The title of the manual was found […]

    June 7, 2017

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    China resident responds to Commentary on China’s censorship of internet

    […] class (as they are now labeled) Chinese filling shopping malls are thoughtful, articulate people. People who are discouraged and often angered by the arbitrary power of their government and its officials, the pervasive corruption they experience in everyday life, by the mixture of bland facts, half truths, distortions and occasional outright lies they hear […]

    June 2, 2009

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    Government Transparency & Accountability

    Ensuring public access to information is essential for the people to know what the government is doing in their name. We advance and defend freedom of information — access to public records and public meetings — through education, policy advocacy and litigation.

    July 3, 2024

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    Supervisors multi-tasking during public comment

    […] the public testimony. This is particularly discouraging because this is a massive project with terrible impacts to our community. Does failure to pay attention to the testimony being giver or discussing the matter privately between themselves constitute a Brown Act violation? If so, is the deadline for sending a cure and correct letter 30 days?

    December 21, 2011

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    CPRA

    Using CPRA to learn rules governing Resort Improvement District #1

    You are correct that Resort Improvement District No. 1 is a governmental agency subject to the California Public Records Act (the state law equivalent to the federal FOIA). RID1 was established in 1965 pursuant to Pub. Res. Code sections 13000-13233. The provisions of the Public Records Act are found at Govt Code sections 6250 […]

    July 22, 2013

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    Los Angeles Settles Suit Filed By FAC, Agrees to Retain City Records For At Least Two Years

    […] it must retain city records for at least two years as part of a settlement agreement reached today with the First Amendment Coalition--a victory for transparency and government accountability in the nation’s second-largest city, and an assurance that the public will have the access to city records to which it is entitled under California […]

    September 20, 2017