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FAC, Media Coalition Notch Important Victory in Growing Police Transparency Fight

A coalition of media groups led by the First Amendment Coalition has prevailed in the latest battle in the expanding legal fight over California’s landmark police transparency bill, Senate Bill 1421. On Friday, Judge Charles Treat of the Contra Costa County Superior Court denied a preliminary injunction sought by police unions that would have […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 11, 2019
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Police Call Logs and Public Records

Are police departments required to provide the "request for service" logs if asked for a specific date? For example, a call for disturbing the peace because of a noisy dog. I assume that gets logged into a database when it is dispatched. Are the addresses of the individuals in violation public information? I noticed […]

June 14, 2009
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Using information provided at a journalism conference by a CFAC attorney, I asked a local police agency for a basic incident report on a fatal hazing incident, citing 6254F, F1 and F2. The officer said he was not required to give the report, citing (of all things) 6254 F. I asked if he could […]

June 14, 2009
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Despite Transparency Laws, FAC is Still Fighting for Police Records

A San Diego Police Department police dog attacks Marcus Evans immediately after he’s shot with a beanbag round. (Screengrab from video shot by 619 News Media.)
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 12, 2026
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Your Detailed Guide to Covering Police Shootings

Officers and medical personnel at the scene of a nonfatal Dec. 30, 2021, police shooting in Eureka. Photo by Thadeus Greenson, courtesy of the North Coast Journal
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 12, 2025
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FAC Sues San Diego for Public Records About Controversial Use of Force Against Marcus Evans

A San Diego Police Department police dog attacks Marcus Evans immediately after he’s shot with a beanbag round. (Screengrab from video shot by 619 News Media.)

June 26, 2025
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FAC Condemns Sacramento Police Department’s Flawed Media Policy

A national coalition of media organizations today joins forces to condemn a new media policy from the Sacramento Police Department. The policy, produced by the Department in the wake of the wrongful detention of working journalists reporting on a protest over the death of Stephon Clark, does nothing to prevent the recurrence of such […]
- Press Freedom
July 23, 2020
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FAC, Media Coalition Oppose Last-Ditch Effort to Gut Landmark Police Transparency Law

A coalition of media groups led by the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today filed briefing in the California Supreme Court to oppose a police union’s effort to undermine the effectiveness of a new, landmark police transparency law. The law requires a wide range of records relating to police misconduct to be available to the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 28, 2018
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FAC, Media Coalition Fight New Effort to Weaken CA Police Transparency Law

A coalition of media groups led by the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today filed court papers challenging yet another attempt by a police union to undermine a new, landmark police transparency law in California—this time in Los Angeles County. The law (SB 1421), which went into effect on Jan. 1, requires a slew of […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
January 19, 2019