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    First Amendment

    Are Neighborhood Associations protected under the First Amendment?

    […] Coalitions. The NAs and DCs are quasi-governmental bodies supported and funded by the City to assist with neighborhood-level governance and participation in city decision-making; however, they have non-profit status. One of the NA board members is facing litigation due to his expression of opinion in a public forum. Are these agencies protected under the First Amendment?

    April 22, 2016

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    Blog

    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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    CPRA

    Right to “inspect” public records?

    […] receive a "copy" -- so you have a right to look at the original documents without having the agency make copies (which you would have to pay for).  However, this doesn't necessarily mean that you can simply show up at the office and start looking through their files.  Bruce v. Gregory, 65 Cal.2d 666 […]

    June 14, 2009

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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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    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

    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

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    CPRA

    Charging for research and the CPRA

    I submitted a Public Records Act Request with the air district, asking for copies of different kinds of permit applications. They came back to us stating that they copied about 50 pages and cost would be $435. Most of this cost was because of the five hours staff spent searching for the materials. I […]

    June 14, 2009

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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

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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