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    Brown Act CPRA

    Internal audit reports and the CPRA

    […] Board of Directors copies of internal audit reports, in open session. These reports are not made available during the meeting when requested. These reports are not available for inspection when requested. When I requested the reports, I was told the internal audit reports are not Public Records. I require guidance on possible reason/s these […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Complaints, and Public Record

    […] not issue the owner/manager a violation list. My (vague) understanding is that this is because the building was constructed in 1906, so conditions which would be violations for more modern buildings are not, legally speaking, violations in this building because it only needs to adhere to code laws that existed when it was originally […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    City Hall withholding excessive water users’ ID info

     I cover city council meetings for a weekly newspaper in Northern California. City Hall will not release names or addresses for those exceeding city water rationing requirements. The city is in a declared water emergency. I can get a list of high users identified as residential or business water users like motels or restaurants, […]

    July 14, 2014

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    Blog

    The Bryan Carmody Story In-Depth

    […] journalist Bryan Carmody, equipped with a sledgehammer and pickax that they used to try to batter down his front gate. Guns drawn, officers placed Carmody in handcuffs for hours while they raided his home and office, seizing a trove of electronic devices and other materials. The raid, part of an investigation into the leak […]

    September 3, 2019

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    Press Release

    FAC Prevails in Public Records Case Brought by Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Students

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org San Rafael, Calif. – A Solano County judge ruled on December 5 that the Napa Valley and Benicia Unified School Districts can release public records regarding former public school teacher Matthew Shelton’s alleged sexual abuse of students. Shelton has been charged with 12 counts of lewd acts on […]

    December 9, 2024

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    Cases Press Release

    Police Failed to Tell Judge of Bryan Carmody’s Status as Journalist Before Obtaining Warrant, Unsealed Records Show

    Police failed to tell the judge who issued a search warrant for Bryan Carmody’s phone that Carmody is a journalist, records unsealed today show—a key omission that helps explain how the San Francisco Police Department was able to obtain warrants for Carmody’s phone, home and office in clear violation of California and federal law. […]

    July 23, 2019

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    Cases Press Release

    Kern County Superior Court Rescinds Public Access Ban

    The Kern County Superior Court has rescinded a problematic order used for months to block people from entering its courthouses, an important step in restoring the public’s First Amendment right of access to hearings and trials in one of California’s largest metropolitan areas. Court officials in Bakersfield issued a new court order explicitly stating […]

    July 15, 2020

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    Cases Press Release

    Cal Poly Student Settles Public Records Lawsuit Against University

    The school released all non-exempt records and agreed to train staff to better fulfill requests FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org San Rafael, Calif. – The First Amendment Coalition has reached a settlement in a Public Records Act lawsuit against the Board of Trustees of the California State University (CSU) system. FAC represents Elizabeth Wilson, […]

    November 1, 2024

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    Blog

    California AG Xavier Becerra and the Thick Blue Wall of Police Secrecy

    By DAVID SNYDER—California Attorney General Xavier Becerra appears to believe there are two sets of rules about government transparency—one for his office, and another for everyone else. Back in 2017, when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refused to disclose public records about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s potential ethical conflicts, Becerra promptly sued under the […]

    March 6, 2019