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California vs. the First Amendment: FAC & Cal Press Panel Discussion, Dec. 5, 2019

On December 5, 2019, FAC and the Cal Press Foundation co-hosted a panel discussion on California vs. The First Amendment. In 2019 Golden State governments were behind an unrelenting series of affronts to the First Amendment in 2019. Police went after a journalist’s sources with a sledgehammer. The state attorney general threatened to prosecute reporters […]
- Press Freedom
November 11, 2019
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US releases to FAC new legal memo on 2010 killing of Anwar al-Awlaki. Here’s our analysis.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 15, 2014
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CPRA

Is gender of foster care staff public information?

August 13, 2014
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CPRA

CPRA Exemptions for Drafts

April 2, 2018
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CFAC sponsors bill to prevent agencies from using anti-SLAPP law to deter citizens' open-gov suits

[…] sponsoring legislation to limit the risk assumed by those who resort to court to force local and state agencies to comply with the open records and open meetings laws. The bill, SB 786, has been introduced by State Senator Leland Yee. SB 786 is directed to lawsuits in which a government agency, defending itself […]
June 2, 2009
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To take the sleaze out of judicial elections, ethics rules should bar lawyers who contribute money to judges from practicing before those judges

[…] would affect judicial candidates more or less equally. Without funds to buy expensive mailers and advertising, they would be forced to campaign the old fashioned way: by meeting with voters in small gatherings and describing their qualifications. To those who would resist this reform, it is worth asking the question, what do lawyers expect […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 3, 2009
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Brown signs SB 1300, but calls on Legislature to fix public access issues
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
October 17, 2014
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Brown Act CPRA

Applicability of the Public Records Act to Private Text Messages

[…] to be a basis for withholding public records. In your inquiry, you also mention the Brown Act and the Sunshine Law. The Brown Act applies to public meetings, so it would not be applicable to this issue. The San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance is an overlay to the PRA, and may providegreater rights of access […]

June 14, 2009
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Now Hiring: 2023 Legal Fellow

[…] and then assisting pro bono counsel to represent subpoenaed journalists; Responding to questions by journalists and community members about First Amendment concerns, access to public records and meetings and other topics; Other tasks to support FAC’s legal work and mission. Qualifications: J.D. from a U.S. accredited law school and excellent academic credentials; Demonstrated interest […]

September 9, 2022
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CPRA

Length of time agencies must hold on the public records

Are there legal guidelines for the length of time Board meeting documents and recordings must be kept?

June 14, 2009