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Are Citizen Bond Oversight Committee Applications Public Records?
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How Do I Request 911 Call Transcripts?
[…] you, in writing, how the exemption applies. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). One common exemption cited for 911 calls is known as the "investigatory exemption."See Gov't Code § 6254(f). When applicable, this exemption permits police and other agencies to withhold investigatory files from the public, even after the investigation is over. Rivero v. Superior Court, 54 […]March 25, 2020
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Balancing Police Officers’ Privacy Rights with Public Access — Who Decides?
Who is responsible for balancing the police officers' right to a confidential personnel file, the police agencies obligation to keep personnel actions and records confidential, and the public's right to transparency?April 14, 2022
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If the federal FOIA shared the limitations of California’s public records law, large parts of American history would be blank.
[…] engrafted thereon. If that were the case, none of these records ever would have seen the light of day. Why? Because the CPRA infamously includes section 6254(f), which authorizes the denial of requests for "investigative" or "security files" "compiled by any state or local police agency." Although there are exceptions for specific pieces of […]October 14, 2014
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‘Stop Shooting Her!’: Video of Fatal Shooting of Teen Shows Why Police Transparency Matters
[…] the people deserve the full story, not just the official story. That’s why California passed a landmark set of laws guaranteeing public access to all videos of police shootings and many other important records. In September 2022, one or more San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed Savannah Graziano, a 15-year-old girl they […]April 15, 2024
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Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism v. City of El Monte
FAC is litigating to compel disclosure of permits allowing police officers to engage in outside employment.January 29, 2026
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Redding police release bodycam footage to newsroom after FAC advocacy
Daniel Maher wanted the truth to come out. Redding police officers arrested and booked him into jail on the night of June 28, based on allegations that he was trespassing and resisting arrest. The Redding police chief told Shasta Scout that during the process of arrest and detention, Maher "was taken down to the […]November 25, 2025
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FAC Opposes Berkeley Plan to Encrypt Police Radio Communications
FAC led a press coalition in opposing a proposal before the Berkeley City Council to eliminate public access to police radio communications. The proposal would reverse the city's 2021 commitment to keep general channels open to the press and public. "Silencing all police radio traffic would eliminate a critical newsgathering tool and ultimately leave […]October 28, 2025
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FAC Opposes Legislation that Would Weaken Police Transparency
Proposal would give a major police oversight agency a carve-out from California Public Records Act obligations FAC opposes legislation that would reduce police transparency in California by giving the Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) commission, a special carve-out from Public Records Act obligations. This comes just as POST takes on the crucial new […]June 15, 2023