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Sacramento Police May Have Violated Press Rights at Encampment Clearing

Homeless encampments comprised of makeshift tents line one street in Sacramento, Calif. (Photo: Hu Nhu/Wikimedia Commons)
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
September 3, 2024
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FAC, Committee to Protect Journalists ask San Francisco mayor to protect press freedoms

[…] Carmody as part of an investigation into how he obtained a police report. Noting that the mayor in May said that the city should adopt a protocol for investigations involving the media, the letter made recommendations. These included that the city make public any investigations into the raid on Carmody and increase training for […]
- Press Freedom
January 21, 2020
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First Amendment

FAC Urges Orange School Board Member to Retract Statement Threatening Speech Rights

[…] 2023 meeting, Mr. Ortega characterized criticism from members of the public as "slanderous comments that you need to be very careful of, because you could be liable for these slanderous comments, so you need to be very careful of that, so I’m warning you about that." FAC Legal Director David Loy sent a letter […]
- Free Expression
January 31, 2023
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First Amendment

FAC Urges Alameda Board of Supervisors to Reject Ordinance that Criminalizes Observing or Reporting on Sideshows

[…] Board of Supervisors urging them to reject an ordinance that would make it a crime, punishable by up to $1,000 in fines and six months in jail, for being a "spectator" at "sideshows," informal car racing events in which drivers and take over large intersections and perform stunts. Authored by FAC Legal Director David […]
- Press Freedom
June 13, 2023
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Court Access

FAC to California Judiciary: End Court Secrecy Now

[…] these remote-access innovations and turned away from courthouse doors. And with courts starting to resume more functions — such as conducting jury trials — the urgent need for public access is even more acute. That’s why the First Amendment Coalition, joined by Public Justice and all three California affiliates of the American Civil Liberties […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 15, 2020
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Groups Object to Alameda District Attorney’s Refusal to Allow Journalist to Attend Press Conference

Update: On December 12, 2023, FAC, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists sent this letter to DA Price explaining why media credentials should not be a requirement for journalists to attend press conferences. Update: On December 2, 2023, District Attorney Pamela Price's […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
November 30, 2023
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FAC Supports SB 1000 to Ensure Public Access to Law Enforcement Radio Transmissions

FAC supports Senate Bill 1000, a bill being considered by the California Legislature that would ensure press and public access to law enforcement radio transmissions. SB 1000, authored by Sen. Josh Becker and co-sponsored by the California News Publishers Association and the California Broadcasters Association, would require all law enforcement agencies to restore or preserve […]
- Press Freedom
August 3, 2022
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FAC Supports CA Senate Bill 1244 to Protect Public Records Requesters

[…] FAC and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) explained to the court, the CPRA explicitly protects the public from efforts by public agencies to seek financial revenge for the act of seeking information about the government. "The CPRA is designed to protect the public from efforts like that of the Newark school district, but […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
May 2, 2018
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First Amendment

Brown vetoes bill limiting cellphone searches by police
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 11, 2011
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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 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 17, 2014