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  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    Public Records Lawsuit Seeks Transparency at San José City Hall

    […] ways. And it cites numerous instances when the city improperly withheld a range of records, blacked out information without adequate justification and failed to conduct thorough searches for records that would shine more light on the city’s interactions with lobbyists and special interests. As an example of the city’s flagrant disregard for its transparency […]

    February 3, 2022

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    Brown Act

    Public comments on water rates closed, item still on agenda

    […] Council Agenda contains the following item: "DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS. Introduce and Waive the First Reading of One of the Three Ordinances Relating to Establishing Rates for Water Service Fees." Here is the problem. We are not being allowed to comment about this item at all, even though it has been on multiple […]

    November 25, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment Newsgathering

    Press Credential renewal denied by CCAC

    I am a journalist that covers Capitol politics. This year, my request for Capitol press credentials from the Capitol Correspondents Association of California (CCAC) was denied. Their reasoning was this: one of my publishers also has a political consulting business – the CCAC board believes payments to him violate CCAC bylaws. I am in […]

    April 13, 2016

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    CPRA

    What penalties have local governments faced for violating the CPRA?

    I'm developing program to teach our office staff how to handle PRAs, and am looking for some examples of local governments, preferably in California, that have been penalized for not abiding by the terms of the law.  Is a lawsuit the only way to remedy it?  Can you share any examples?

    September 16, 2015

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    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing Police Reports

    […] Act, the public has a presumptive right of access to records maintained by government agencies, and may inspect or copy those records unless one of the Act's exemptions applies.  One of those exemptions, found at Government Code section 6254(f), relates to police reports.  In a case called Williams v. Superior Court, 5 Cal. 4th […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Secret Ballots

    Is it legal for a school board to fill a vacancy on the board with a secret vote? Is this addressed in the Brown Act and if so, where?

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC sues Auburn for council members’ business emails sent from private email accounts. Suit also challenges email deletion policy.

    […] in Placer County Superior Court. FAC is joined in the case by Victoria Connolly, an Auburn resident and community activist. She and FAC submitted public record requests for emails to and among Auburn Council members dealing with a local ballot initiative to convert Auburn to a "charter city." The locally controversial ballot issue was […]

    June 11, 2012

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    Blog

    CFAC and MAPLight sue for public access to state’s legislative database

    […] the Legislative Counsel's office in Sacramento. With our co-petitioner, MAPLight.org, we are seeking a copy of California's full legislative database--the texts of bills, amendments, votes, dates, etc.--- for all legislation. Although the public currently can access this info one bill at a time through the state's official website, that does not allow computer-assisted analysis […]

    June 3, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Are Power Point Presentations to Board of Healthcare District Public Records?

    […] regarding emergency dept. and inpatient services on different floors of hospital. At the end of the hospital staff person's pptI asked if a copy would be available for the audience. The response from the District CEO was noncommittal—i.e., maybe, maybe not. My question: is the hospital's slide presentation a public document, and doI have […]

    February 22, 2018