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FAC Joins Press and Advocacy Groups Condemning Arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort

[…] unequal enforcement and retaliatory policing of the press. It also mirrors a broader pattern in which government actors appear quick to criminalize those documenting injustice, while accountability for official misconduct remains elusive. When will this stop? When will journalists be allowed to do their jobs without becoming targets? When will the constitutional rights of […]

February 5, 2026
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Introducing Our Reporter’s Field Guide: Data Sources in California

[…] the most important topics covered by journalists: criminal justice, education, health, state and local finances, and more. At FAC, our education team wants to make it easy for reporters to figure out what’s available and how to get it. That’s why we’re launching our Reporter’s Field Guide: Data Sources in California. In the guide, […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
January 29, 2026
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Damien v. County of Riverside

[…] amid "clear patterns of security lapses, negligence and policy violations." During a journalism fellowship at the Times, Damien made two Public Records Act requests to Riverside County for coroner’s reports, investigations, and video footage related to dozens of in-custody deaths. The County took far longer than 45 days to process the requests, and, while […]

December 5, 2025
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FAC Represents Investigative Journalist and New York Times in Public Records Act Lawsuit Against Riverside County

One Riverside County detainee threw another to his death while both were in custody.

December 5, 2025
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Redding police release bodycam footage to newsroom after FAC advocacy

[…] to disclose body camera video footage of the arrest. As Maher said to Shasta Scout, "I’ve only wanted the truth and I’ve only wanted transparency. Now that’s for both sides, right? If I’m wrong, then I’m wrong… if I did something wrong, I gotta deal with the consequences of that, but I do believe […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 25, 2025
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First Amendment Newsgathering

Press advocates condemn Oakland Police Department’s press policy
- Press Freedom
November 14, 2025
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State Food and Agriculture Agency Must Release Bird Flu Records

Photo: Russ Allison Loar/Flickr
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 5, 2025
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Advocates Sue CA Department of Food and Agriculture for Withholding Bird Flu Dairy Quarantine Records

Despite Emergency Declaration, CDFA Denies the Public Critical Information SACRAMENTO, CA – California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) and First Amendment Coalition (FAC) filed suit against the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) today over CDFA’s refusal to disclose critical information related to the spread of H5N1, an avian influenza virus, in California dairies. […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 4, 2025
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Your Detailed Guide to Election Day Access

Voters cast their ballots in the Arcata Community Center on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo courtesy of Mark Larson.

October 20, 2025
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Your Detailed Guide to Covering Police Shootings

Officers and medical personnel at the scene of a nonfatal Dec. 30, 2021, police shooting in Eureka. Photo by Thadeus Greenson, courtesy of the North Coast Journal
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 12, 2025