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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Gets $100K Boost from Craig Newmark Philanthropies

    Gift fuels FAC’s efforts to make governments at all levels more transparent and accountable to the people The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce a $100,000 gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to boost the nonprofit’s work advancing government transparency, free speech and a free press. The gift supports all of FAC’s programs, including […]

    August 24, 2021

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    Brown Act

    Can A Trustee Mute Another Trustee’s Microphone During A Meeting Streaming On Zoom?

    […] therein. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    January 20, 2021

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    CPRA

    Unreasonable Fees for Access

    […] is not refunded if there are no records. The county attorney denied our claim for a refund based on the Public Records Act, saying the Supervisors set the fees and they were made into a county ordinance. Is a lawsuit the only relief we have to get the county to comply with the state law?

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    Craig Newmark Philanthropies Commits $100K to FAC

    Gift fuels journalist training programs, open- government litigation and press freedom defense work The First Amendment Coalition today announced a $100,000 gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to support the nonprofit’s work advancing government transparency, free speech and a free press. The gift comes during an especially critical time for combatting government secrecy and threats […]

    September 9, 2020

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    CPRA Police Records

    Despite New Laws, My Request for Police Body Camera Footage Has Been Repeatedly Denied

    […]    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    February 8, 2021

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    CPRA Police Records

    Destruction of Memos by the Police Department

    As it sounds like you're already aware, California Government Code section 34090 requires the retention of city records less than two years old.  After that time period (and unless the records are required to be kept by statute), the head of the police department may destroy city records only with the approval of the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog Cases

    FAC, EFF and Wired win unsealing of documents in hip-hop website seizure case

    BY DEBORAH FRUIN--A federal district court in Los Angeles has unsealed records related to a government shutdown of a music blog/website, Dajaz1.com, for suspicion of copyright piracy. The unsealing had been requested by FAC, Wired, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Using a forfeiture authority usually invoked to seize cars and houses in drug cases, […]

    May 16, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    What’s the law regarding destruction of public records?

    California has several statutes addressing document destruction/retention.With respect to city governments, Government Code Section 34090 requires that the city retain any record that is less than two years old: Unless otherwise provided by law, with the approval of the legislative body by resolution and the written consent of the city attorney, the head of […]

    July 20, 2010

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    CPRA

    Strategic question regarding a large PRA request

    […] from the California Department of Health Care Services. At this point, our questions are strategic. For example: are we likely to make more progress with a reluctant government agency by a series of requests, none of which is, in itself, unduly burdensome? Or are we likely to make faster progress by asking for everything […]

    September 6, 2016

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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