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  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    Ginny LaRoe Named as FAC’s Programs and Outreach Director

    The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the appointment of Ginny LaRoe, a veteran reporter and editor with substantial experience in legal affairs news, as FAC’s Programs and Outreach Director. LaRoe spent more than a decade on staff at newspapers in five states, primarily focused on the criminal justice system and local government. […]

    July 29, 2019

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    Ed Chapuis, Katherine Rowlands and Juliet Williams Join FAC Board of Directors

    The First Amendment Coalition is delighted to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors, all working journalists who have made substantial contributions to their craft and to the cause of government transparency in California and beyond: Ed Chapuis, news director for KGTV-10 in San Diego; Katherine Ann Rowlands, owner […]

    June 14, 2018

  • Latest News

    Blog

    Digital strip-search: Case of lost iPhone prototype shows the danger of using search warrant to seize journalists’ information

    […] Imagine the disruption caused by this search and seizure of virtually every document, file and byte of data in Chen's possession, from emails to phone numbers to calendar entries and working files. For you, me and most professionals, a loss of this magnitude would be crippling, essentially bringing one's work to a complete halt […]

    April 30, 2010

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    Clara Hogan Named as FAC’s Communications and Programs Director

    The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the appointment of Clara Hogan, a journalist and communications specialist with substantial experience in the nonprofit sector, as FAC’s Communications and Programs Director. After starting her career in journalism as the managing editor of the 50,000-circulation student newspaper of the University of Iowa, and serving as […]

    September 13, 2017

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Records request regarding government contractors was denied on privacy grounds

    […] 6254 of the PRA, section i and K. We are not asking for any personal information other than the names of the persons, amounts paid in a calendar year, branch of the government the payments were made from, and general description of the payment made for people or companies either working for, or contracting […]

    July 13, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Unreasonable Fees for Access

    […] County requires a written request and charges a search fee of $67.00 to determine if there are records available, the request is then processed, and then an appointment is scheduled to review the records. The files are not available over the counter at no charge, and the $67.00 fee is not refunded if there […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Secret Ballots

    The Brown Act prohibits action by secret ballot.  See Gov. Code § 54953(c).  Although the Brown Act authorizes a closed session to discuss the appointment of a public employee, the legislative body must publicly report any action taken in closed session at the public meeting during which the closed session was held, and must […]

    June 14, 2009