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    First Amendment panel finds promise, pitfalls in social media

    […] with Care: Journalists and Social Media," prominent Southern California media attorney Kelli Sager suggests that journalists put nothing up on social media that they wouldn't put in newspapers or broadcast since you create a public record when you go on Facebook or Twitter. "It's not private," she said. "It is easy to find even […]

    November 3, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Is banning R-rated films from classroom censorship?

    […] 20 years our school district has allowed rated R films to be shown, with parent permission. Furthermore, for approximately 15 years, our district has offered a Film and Literature class, which has featured numerous R-rated films. Pursuant to this policy, the district has approved this curriculum and has also purchased R-rated films to be […]

    December 30, 2010

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    CPRA

    Request For Public Employee W2 Forms Fulfilled, But Heavily Redacted. Are The Redactions Legal?

    I submitted a CPRA request for W2's for a group of public school employees. When I received the W2 forms, I expected the individual's Social Security Number and address to be redacted, but the school also redacted the information for the federal income tax withheld, social security tax withheld, medicare tax withheld, "other" withholdings/contributions […]

    April 26, 2022

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    First Amendment

    FAC Urges Immediate Dismissal of Charges Against Victorville City Council Member Arrested During Meeting

    […] explaining why the removal and arrest raise serious concerns under the First Amendment and Brown Act, which guarantee rights to freedom of speech and civic participation in local government. As the letter says, abuse of the power to remove and arrest an elected official or community member "threatens the fabric of democracy and open government."

    February 24, 2023

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    Brown Act

    A Group of City Council Staffers Can Constitute a Serial Meeting, too

    […] members of the staff of the three councilmen who make up that committee. However, we were told that only one staff member could attend, because any more would make it a violation of the Brown Act. Is it correct that meetings of elected officials' staff members subject to the open meetings provisions of the act?

    July 13, 2010

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    Police Records

    Can A Request for A Code Enforcement Complaint Be Denied?

    […] to ask for a copy of the complaint and was told to submit a public records request, which I did. They rejected the request because it's an open case. Is that justified? The woman gave me a copy of the complaint, which I'm quoting in my story along with the name of the code […]

    January 26, 2018

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    CPRA

    When government outsources program are documents public?

    I have asked the city for a particular statistical report about their red light camera system. They have refused to provide the records, and have ignored my offer to pay (per GC 6253.9(b)). The requested report is one which a city can obtain by going to the website of their red light camera vendor, […]

    October 10, 2011

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    Brown Act

    “Briefings” on controversial project really serial meetings?

    […] for a meeting that day either in person or by telephone. At the meeting attended by two commissioners, the city manager squelched any dissent about the project and was insistent that they take a positive action on the project the following evening. How much evidence do we need to send a cure and demand […]

    August 18, 2010

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    First Amendment

    Disclosing Records, Confidentiality, and Termination of Employment

    As an appraiser in a county Assessor's office, I made public non-confidential elements of property records showing conflicts of interest, favoritism, and arbitrary assessments.  I first submitted a taxpayer complaint to the Board of Supervisors (R&T Section 1362).  I next made public the copy provided to me by the county clerk.  All of this […]

    June 14, 2009

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    FAC sues Auburn for council members’ business emails sent from private email accounts. Suit also challenges email deletion policy.

    FAC--A new suit filed by the First Amendment Coalition claims that city officials' emails about government business are public records even though they were sent or received on the officials' personal email accounts. The suit, against the city of Auburn and Auburn's City Council, also challenges the city's policy--similar to that of many California […]

    June 11, 2012