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Honoring Reb Rebele (1930-2023)

[…] Daily. He met his future wife, Patricia, in junior high school and went on to own a series of small newspapers across California and beyond. Reb was elected to FAC’s board of directors in 1990, when it was called the California First Amendment Coalition. He served as board president from 1999-2000, and remained on […]

November 30, 2023
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Brown Act

Council gerrymandering and the Brown Act

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Request for advisory committee’s documents denied

I want to get copies of documents from a local planning group ( elected advisory body under the City's Dept. of Planning and Land Use). The chair of the committee has sent members an email explaining that they should each bring the documents they possess for me to read while the meeting is in […]

August 3, 2011
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CPRA

City avoiding disclosure of personal email

[…] worthy of coverage by local media. I have heard from another FAC inquirer that the article from the Union-Tribune in San Diego prompted officials there to instruct elected officials there that only the county's email system should be used when discussing public business. It may be worth contacting the local media and pitching a […]

January 13, 2012
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Super Bowl Score: Cop Overtime $6.3 Million, Taxpayers 0

[…] $6.3 million in overtime while The City hosted "Super Bowl City." And the big losers were not just the Carolina Panthers, they were San Francisco taxpayers, whose elected representatives threw a big party for the billionaire owners of the National Football League. Those are the revelations from public records produced by the San Francisco […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
April 14, 2016
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CPRA Police Records

Who is allowed to access arrest records?

October 25, 2011
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Vote YES on Prop 42 if you value open-government. Vote no if you prefer secrecy.
May 13, 2014
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CPRA

The CPRA, Email Communication, Right to Privacy and Records Regarding One’s Self

June 14, 2009
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Have a legal question on FOI issues? Ask us. FREE!

[…] to the Hotline and the answers given by FAC’s lawyers at Holmes Roberts & Owen (a national law firm with offices in San Francisco): Are emails between elected officials public records? Do open-meeting laws bar a candidates' forum? Can local governments negotiate with unions in secret? You’ll also find a searchable archive of more […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 6, 2011
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Brown Act

Whistleblower accused of Brown Act Violation

[…] it's a public record however it's not been shared with the public. The advisory committee chair is the CEO of the local Chamber of Commerce and an elected city council member. The Chamber of Commerce has been promoting the developers project on Facebook and Twitter. I have never opposed the development project and I […]

May 24, 2018