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  • Latest News

    Press Release

    CFAC, scholars sue CA State Bar for access to records on affirmative action

    […] today of a lawsuit against the State Bar of California to force it to disclose years of statistical records on bar exam results. The records are sought for an academic research project that will test the controversial theory that affirmative action policies at law schools harm the very minority students they are intended to […]

    June 3, 2009

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    Blog

    How FAC Fights for Police Transparency

    […] with a FAQ and sample request letters. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT PRIMERThis handbook offers an overview of our state’s main freedom of information law, with discussion of exemptions, fees, and best practices for submitting requests. The Public Records Act was renumbered in 2023, and this guide has been updated to reflect the new code […]

    August 9, 2023

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    NEW name, NEW website, Bigger role, Same mission

    […] borders in an era when information published in, say,  Eureka, CA is available instantly and everywhere via the internet. The First Amendment Coalition ("FAC" or "the Coalition" for short)  for many years has been involved in legal matters, including federal appellate cases, whose effects extend beyond California’s borders. More recently we have worked to […]

    September 22, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    School district claims too busy to fulfill document request

    […] to view board meeting minutes, a contract with a specific vendor, payment documents to that vendor, and the names of the other bidders who were not selected for the position at the School District offices. Each time they sent me away saying that they were too busy to get the documents for me, and […]

    August 18, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Community College Senate, Listservs, and Public Record

    […] faculty have the right to privacy in these issues? There is a "listserv" among the faculty that was started a few years ago to be a forum for open communication between professional colleagues relating to academic and pedagogical issues surrounding the faculty. Currently, around 80 faculty out of the 400 employed are subscribed to […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Posts

    Brown signs SB 1300, but calls on Legislature to fix public access issues

    […] law does not authorize petroleum refineries to collect attorney’s fees from individuals or organizations seeking those records." Hancock, in a letter to Jerry Brown, acknowledged the need for "additional language" to "avoid any misinterpretation" and said it is her "intent to introduce legislation next session" to do that. The problematic amendments to SB 1300 […]

    October 17, 2014

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Honors Open Vallejo, Kaiser Health News, and The Maine Monitor with Annual Award

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2023 Contact: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org SAN RAFAEL – The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 Free Speech and Open Government Award: three journalists who strategically used public records to expose government misconduct and failures of accountability. Some of this work resulted in significant government […]

    February 27, 2023

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    CPRA and “Prompt” Production of Records

    […] told it will take an estimated 12 weeks to produce the records. My initial search of case law indicates that there is no hard and fast guideline for what is considered "prompt" under the statute; however, 12 weeks seems very excessive to me considering the small scope of the request. Also, this school district […]

    May 23, 2018

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    CPRA

    Accessing public payrolls

    I recently filed a public records request for teacher payroll information with the Los Angeles Unified School District. My request was denied on the grounds that it represented an unreasonable invasion of privacy. It's my understanding that public employee payroll documents should not be exempt through the "privacy" clause. A fellow student working with […]

    June 14, 2009