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CPRA

Can I access data on corporations audited by the state?

As far as I am aware, there is no exemption to the Public Records Act that specifically addresses the disclosability of records that reveal the identity of corporations that have been audited and the time period covered by the audit. However, for a definitive opinion that would consider all aspects of the state Taxation […]

July 15, 2013
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Appeal judges hear arguments in CFAC’s suit for release of county’s digital mapping database

CFAC is awaiting a decision in an appeal of its trial court victory against Santa Clara County for release of the county's digital "basemap" of real estate parcels, which can be used in various digital mapping applications. Santa Clara County, which has licensed the basemap for tens-of-thousands of dollars, now claims release of the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009
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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 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
May 14, 2018
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Brown Act

Discussion of Employee Termination in Closed Session

[…] 2007, the City held its last budget study session and on the closed session my job, as Director of Finance, title or position was never put on for discussion, nor was my job title put on for closed session since I started with the City. The next morning the mayor and the City manager […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment

Can ballot arguments be selected based on political content?

[…] regarding a county measure, both from bona fide organizations. The elections official decided to evaluate the "quality" of the two arguments, as a means of selecting one for publication. He did not consider flipping a coin or random drawing. He had no decision matrix or identified factors used in making his "evaluation." He decided […]

November 10, 2016
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Brown Act

Has the public comment requirement changed due to Gov. Newsom’s executive order amid the COVID-19 pandemic?

[…] 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.Order N-29-20 also states: "A local . . . body . . . that holds a meeting via teleconferencing and allows […]

July 21, 2020
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Woodward’s “leaked” Aghanistan report was declassified. How could that happen without Obama’s OK?

[…] about who leaked the report to Woodward, and why. By Tuesday the ascendant theory was that the report was leaked by Pentagon insiders who support McChrystal's call for additional troops and are annoyed at the White House for seeming to delay action on the General's recommendation. Could be. But what caught my eye was […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
September 23, 2009
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Court Records

Blocking Personal Information from Public View for Safety

If the disclosure of personal information about you would jeopardize your safety, that would likely be grounds for records containing such information to be withheld by government agencies. It might be difficult, however, to discover any public record that might contain such information. If you are aware of a particular record that contains information […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Prohibiting a citizen from contacting a public agency

[…] It is alleged that this other person and I take department information and "twist it." Both us have been prohibited from contacting any DPLU employee directly, except for the designated PRA contact person. As a result of my PRA request related to the PRA contact person's job, I found that it consists primarily of […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment Press Rights

FAC news: Prop 42 victory, amicus briefs on the Wrap, NCAA, fee waivers & more

June has been a busy month for FAC, both legislatively and judicially. Most gratifying: California voters on June 4 approved, by a comfortable 61 percent margin, Prop 42, which amends the state constitution to fortify state open meetings and FOI laws. FAC supported and sponsored Prop 42 to end funding disputes between local governments […]
June 17, 2014