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I’m a reporter at a suburban L.A. newspaper. I have two questions that relate to two different government bodies:

1)…

Regarding Special Meetings: Is the newspaper and/or radio station required to be noticed if a special meeting is called?

Does anything in the law compel a newspaper to divulge the identify of a columnist who prefers to remain anonymous?…

I belong to a HOA that is a California Non-profit Corporation.  Last week I went to talk with the on…

Is it legal in California for a homeowner to secretly tape a HOA meeting. What rights do I have as…

The manager of an apartment complex where a murder has occurred wants to deny our reporters access to tenants. We…

I report for the local community newspaper. The local Special District (Fire) has its regular meeting on the second Tuesday…

I am a newspaper reporter fleshing out a book about a child abduction from a few years back. The minor…

I am news producer at a television station. One of our city councilmen, recently died.

Under the public records act,…

We’re trying to get a photographer into a state prison to take a picture of a kid who is serving…