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Have a question about access to public records, participating in government meetings or First Amendment concerns? We have a dedicated group of lawyers ready to help.

June 11, 2024
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Journalists Thomas Peele & Caroline Titus named 2016 FAC Award Winners

[…] Fair Association restrict access again. Now they’re back in court, fighting on for access. And the Enterprise continues its reporting on the monthly Humboldt County Fair Association board meetings. The 2016 recipients of the Free Speech & Open Government Award competition were honored Thursday, December 1 at the California Press Foundation’s 139th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Each […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
November 29, 2016
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New Book Review Board Is Subject to Brown Act, FAC and ACLU Warn

Update 11/13/2023: The city attorney replied and agreed the book review board meetings are subject to the Brown Act. See the letter here. Today FAC and the ACLU of Southern California warned the Huntington Beach City Council that its newly created "Parent/Guardian Book Review Board" is subject to the Brown Act, despite Mayor Pro […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
November 13, 2023
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Brown Act CPRA

Can we compel our non-profit hospital to share financial information with the community?

[…] and consent to any sale or transfer of a health facility owned or operated by a nonprofit corporation. The review and consent process created does require open meetings. But it does not explicitly require that the organization's financial records be made public. And, of course, it only applies when the organization seeks to sell […]

October 21, 2013
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Journalism Leaders Ricardo Sandoval-Palos and Edward Wasserman Join FAC Board

[…] executives and community leaders. ABOUT FAC The First Amendment Coalition is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing free speech, a free press, a more open and accountable government and public participation in civic affairs. Bookmark our free Legal Hotline, resources on accessing public records and meetings, and Subpoena Defense Initiative that serves journalists in need.

July 9, 2020
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Brown Act

Violation of Brown Act by fellow board members

I am an elected official. I believe some of my fellow board members are violating the Brown Act and other public meeting laws. How do I go about getting an investigation into their activities and decision on potential violations and corrections or cures to potential violations?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Agenda posted online

Can the legislative body of a state-funded entity discontinue sending notice of standing meetings by reasoning that agendas/minutes are posted on its website? To me, it does not meet the requirement that the public's business be conducted in an open a manner as possible.

June 14, 2009
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FAC Partners with California News Fellowship Program to Support Early-Career Journalists

[…] contribute to the program’s talent-development component, FAC Advocacy Director Ginny LaRoe and FAC Legal Director David Loy developed in-depth sessions on accessing public records and covering public meetings. The sessions also introduced the fellows to FAC’s free legal resources and mentors they can turn to throughout their careers. Michelle Zacarias, a news fellow reporting […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
November 17, 2023
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Brown Act

Advisory committee subject to Brown Act?

If the air quality district appoints an advisory committee to oversee an air toxics program that will go on for 2-3 years, and it has no members from the Board of Directors (only staff, public citizens), are their meetings subject to the Brown Act? If so, do all the notice, public comment rules apply?

June 14, 2009
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2007 CFAC Free Speech & Open Government Assembly

[…] Annenberg School for Communication, October 25 & 26. Beacon awards are given to individuals or organizations in California for their exemplary work in fighting to keep government meetings or records open to the public, and for supporting the First Amendment’s fundamental free speech and free press rights. Generally, the awards will be given for […]

June 3, 2009