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May 1, 2024
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Sacramento Police May Have Violated Press Rights at Encampment Clearing
[…] local leaders who have not cleared homeless encampments to do so or risk losing state funding. City and county officials statewide are responding. Last Monday, the Sacramento Police Department attracted scrutiny when it barred reporters from access to the high-profile clearing of Camp Resolution. The Sacramento Bee reported: "The city of Sacramento might have […]September 3, 2024
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[…] unique to newsrooms. Sessions can feature interactive exercises, introduction to resources, and Q&A. Reporter’s Field Guides An in-depth training on our Reporter’s Field Guides on immigration enforcement, police shootings and election day access. The guides offer tips about legal rights and detailed instructions for accessing information to fuel impactful journalism. Newsrooms and journalism organizations […]June 12, 2024
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FAC Letter to San Diego Police Officers Union Regarding Cease and Desist Demand to Photojournalist Joe Orellana
Today FAC sent a letter to Jared WIlson, President of the San Diego Police Officers Association (SDPOA) asking the SPDOA to withdraw its "cease and desist" demand to photojournalist Joe Orellana. The SDPOA's letter was in response to a Twitter thread Orellana authored while covering a meeting in which the San Diego Police Department […]May 4, 2023
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CFAC protests new legislation curbing access to government mapping data
June 2, 2009
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Time to shed light on CalPERS’ private equity investments
July 15, 2014
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Statement by FAC’s David Snyder on Newly Unsealed Carmody Search Warrant Materials
[…] following is a statement by First Amendment Coalition Executive Director David Snyder: The search warrant application unsealed today shows, beyond any reasonable doubt, that the San Francisco Police Department knew Bryan Carmody is a journalist before they sought a search warrant for his office — and that they provided ample evidence of that fact […]August 6, 2019
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FAC, SPJ NorCal Announce Efforts to Protect Press Freedom One Year After Raid on Journalist
One year ago this week, San Francisco police conducted a raid on journalist Bryan Carmody, a widely condemned attack on press freedom and a plain violation of California’s shield law protections. State and federal law protects journalists from having to disclose their sources or any unpublished information collected during newsgathering to the government — […]May 12, 2020
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FAC Sues San Francisco Police, Mayor Breed for Records Related to Raid on Journalist
The First Amendment Coalition today continued its fight for transparency in the police raid on a San Francisco journalist, filing a lawsuit over city officials’ refusal to release public records. FAC sued the San Francisco Police Department and Mayor London Breed under the California Public Records Act and San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance, an effort […]August 21, 2019
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EFF and ACLU Staffers Win 2017 FAC Award for Work on Public Access to Police Surveillance Records
[…] the American Civil Liberties Union-Southern California (ACLU), selected for their joint work to bring accountability and transparency to the use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) by police and other entities. This year’s award recipients, selected from nearly two dozen nominees, will be honored Thursday, November 30 at the California Press Foundation’s 140th Annual […]November 27, 2017