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    Brown Act

    COVID-19 Prohibition On Public Gatherings Prevented Me From Speaking to the Public

    […] impliedly requiring the physical presence of members, the clerk or other personnel of the body, or of the public as a condition of participation in or quorum for a public meeting" during the COVID-19 crisis, so long as the public is provided some means of observing and commenting upon the proceedings "telephonically or otherwise […]

    January 20, 2021

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    Your right to COVID-19 outbreak data

    […] matter of law, notwhim or unsubstantiated hunch." Read our full letter to the California Supreme Court. And find more about the case here. Thank you, as always, for your interest in our work. David Snyder Executive Director P.S. Did you hear? We launched our first-ever $1million campaign—theFAC for Allcampaign. We’realready 80% of the way […]

    September 2, 2021

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Moves to Unseal Records in BART Station Murder Case

    […] no evidence to justify secrecy, as required under the First Amendment and California law. Moreover, the court considered no alternatives to secrecy — also a legal requirement for sealing. "This case involves terrible crimes committed at public transportation facilities used by thousands of commuters daily. There is a legitimate public interest in these proceedings, […]

    October 31, 2019

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    Cases Press Release

    Ninth Circuit Refuses to Rehear Honking-As-Speech Case

    Attorneys Considering Appeal Before U.S. Supreme Court FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org San Rafael, Calif. – On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rehear Porter v. Martinez, the case that challenges a California law banning the expressive use of car horns. In October 2017, Susan Porter was cited for violating Section 27001 […]

    May 23, 2023

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Is there a Posting Date Requirement for Minutes of Public Agency Meetings?

    Is there a legal requirement that a Community College in California post Minutes for their Board, Special and Committee Meetings within a certain timeframe? They are not doing so by the next meeting and sometimes do not do so for many many months or at all. This is an ongoing issue.

    January 20, 2021

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    Brown Act

    Authority to call school district special meetings

    California Govt. Code Section 61221(c) states that as part of its internal organization, the board of a Community Services District shall "provide for the manner of calling special meetings."  The School District should have adopted a rule about calling special meetings, and this rule presumably sets forth who is authorized to call an emergency […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

    City gone wild with continual Brown Act and CPRA violations

    […] city councilman over his asking questions about contract steering by the city finance director. Multiple PRA public document requests by our newspaper have been denied – some for three years. The city police chief is in on the deals. Crimes in city hall go unreported and no one is held accountable. We believe the […]

    May 16, 2012

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Urges Reversal of Ruling Allowing Secret Government Meetings for Speculative ‘Public Safety’ Concerns

    The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today filed an amicus brief in a California Court of Appeal case that could have far-reaching consequences for the transparency of government meetings. In the brief, FAC urges the court to find that Metrolink, Southern California’s largest commuter rail system, violated the state’s open-meetings laws when it barred the […]

    May 14, 2018

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    CPRA

    How can copy fees vary from agency to agency?

    I submitted a bid to be the janitorial service provider for the county court house.  After the bid was over I asked for the bid results, evaluation results and winning bidders proposal. I received a letter back stating that I had to pay $0.50 per page when I normally pay $0.10 per copy from […]

    September 5, 2011