RESOURCES ACCESS TO RECORDS ACCESSING PUBLIC RECORDS IN CALIFORNIA California Public Records Act Primer Download the CPRA Primer Menu | Resources Table of Contents | CPRA Primer This handbook is a project of the First Amendment Coalition. Our gratitude to James Chadwick, formerly of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, author of the 2006 guide. Updates by staff of the First Amendment Coalition: Legal Director David Loy and Legal Fellows Monica Price and Khrystan Policarpio, with

Police Transparency Handbook Legal guide Download Police Transparency Handbook Table of Contents  Police Transparency in California: A Legal Guide AUTHOR Tenaya Rodewald Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton 1540 El Camino Real, Suite 120 Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 815-2664 TRodewald@sheppardmullin.com Updated in 2023 by First Amendment Coalition’s David Loy and Khrystan Policarpio.Editing by Ginny LaRoe, First Amendment Coalition Introduction California lawmakers passed three bills starting in 2018 that significantly broadened the public’s right to access

RESOURCES ACCESS TO Meetings Accessing Public Meetings in CALIFORNIA Ralph M. Brown Act Primer Download the Brown Act Primer Menu | Ralph M. Brown Act Table of Contents This primer is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to constitute legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship. It is copyrighted by the First Amendment Coalition. Contact the First Amendment Coalition at FAC@firstamendmentcoalition.org. California Brown Act Primer I. Introduction This primer was last updated

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