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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Can I insist on the original record?

    I have for many years inspected and made copies of original documents after recordation at the County Recorder's Office. This is part of my business. Now the county has cut off my access to these original papers, saying they are not public records. The county is now selling record copies on CD for about […]

    June 14, 2009

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    How much can I spend advertising against a ballot measure?

    […] a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, unless it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that it is not made for political purposes." Gov't Code § 82025. "A payment is made for 'political purposes' IF IT IS: 'For the purpose of influencing or attempting to influence the […]

    July 7, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act address how long a board member can be absent from meetings?

    One of our District Board members has been out of the district for several months.  She has been participating in Board meetings by telephone from Alabama where she is seeking medical attention, but she is not in the district to serve in any way other than these monthly meetings by telephone. How long can […]

    May 16, 2012

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    David Snyder, Journalist and First Amendment Lawyer, Named to Head FAC

    […] media, including Mother Jones magazine, Salon, and the San Jose Mercury News. He has also represented FAC in its long-running litigation against the State Bar of California for access to data on applicants for admission to the Bar. "David is taking over at a crucial time for First Amendment freedoms," said Peter Scheer, FAC’s […]

    November 18, 2016

  • Latest News

    Journalistic Standards v. California Labor Code

    […] and political activities. The Daily Triplicate is being sued in federal District Court by Kent Gray, a former staff reporter. Gray was fired after becoming a candidate for the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors in 2003. A month prior Gray had alerted his editor, Mike Schmeltzer, of his intensions to run for office […]

    June 2, 2009

  • Events

    Media Leak Investigations and the First Amendment

    […] by the First Amendment Coalition and First Amendment Watch, a project of New York University’s journalism program. FAC Executive Director David Snyder interviewed Ellen Nakashima, a national security reporter for the Washington Post, Charlie Savage, a national security reporter for the New York Times, and Gabe Rottman, director of the Technology and Press Freedom Project of the Reporters […]

    August 13, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Model Letters

    […] so. If this is request is being considered please have language that also addresses having it requested electronically if such a method is available as they do for the legislative body. I really am looking to have proper language that will provide documentation on my end when making requests to the receiver that their […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Press Release

    California Supreme Court Stops Cities From Charging Steep Fees for Video Redactions

    The California Supreme Court today issued an opinion preventing government agencies from charging the public for editing and compiling police body camera footage and other electronic records before the records are released. The First Amendment Coalition and the California News Publishers Association filed an amicus brief in the case, National Lawyers Guild v. City […]

    May 28, 2020