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Trump By The Numbers: The Best of (New York) Times and the Worst of (New York) Times

[…] though they may not believe what they see. They will adjust, and so will the numbers. This appears to be the conventional wisdom, and it may be correct. But the public’s clearly heightened interest in reading the news -- now sustained for more than three months -- suggests that people have not yet given […]
- Press Freedom
March 15, 2017
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First Amendment Press Rights

FAC Protests Removal of Press and Public from Shasta County Board of Supervisors Meeting

This letter protests the removal of the press and public from the Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting on November 7, 2024. The removal violated the Brown Act’s open-meetings protections and raises serious First Amendment concerns.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 19, 2024
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CPRA

Accessing bids for public contracts

[…] tell from your email whether you have already submitted a written demand for the bids, but, if not, here is a link to a sample PRA demand letter on CFAC's website: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/ If you have already done this and gotten a written response (as required) citing Times-Mirror as the excuse for withholding the information, […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Recording public’s comments in board minutes

[…] available to the public, verbatim or synopsized comments made by the public at the prior month’s public board meeting? Can a district board elect not to include any or all such public comments from board minutes? Also, must letters addressed to the board from the public be included in the minutes of the public board?

June 14, 2009
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FAC opposes bill that would weaken open-meetings protections

[…] that public meetings be held in public places, where those who choose to perform public service are accessible to the communities they are serving. Read our opposition letter. And tell the Senate Local Government Committee to vote no on AB 817. You can also write directly to the committee chair, Sen. María Elana Durazo, […]
- Public Meetings
June 3, 2024
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Brown Act CPRA

School Superintendent Goals: Public or Private?

[…] making public the evaluation criteria for teachers is indicative that such documents are professional rather than personal in nature. You may want to send a CPRA request letter to the school board. You can find a sample CPRA request letter, as well as additional information about the Act, on the FAC’s website here: http://ift.tt/1jmHASg Bryan […]

August 14, 2014
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Press Rights

Our California Legislative Priorities Focus on Police Transparency and Press Protections

[…] priorities for the 2021 California legislative session focus on advancing police transparency, strengthening press and protester protections, and opposing government secrecy in all forms. Read our position letters to see where we stand on bills we are monitoring: FAC supports these bills AB 339: Enhances public access to meetings AB 48: Protecting press and […]
April 6, 2021
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First Amendment Press Rights

Coalition Calls on DA to Decline Charges Against Stanford Student Journalist

[…] with a dozen protesters on charges of felony burglary, vandalism, and conspiracy, after police responded to a protest and occupation of the Stanford president’s office. In a letter sent today to Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, the organizations write: "e urge your office to avoid expending significant resources prosecuting a young journalist […]
- Press Freedom
June 20, 2024
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CPRA

How can I Access Information On a Parolee in California

I'm trying to find out how to access a record from the parole office to determine the date a certain parolee absconded. Can you help? Is there a sample letter for making a request?

January 20, 2021
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CPRA Police Records

Police Records and Investigation Files

[…] with the shooting investigation. That makes no sense. The second request was apparently just ignored. It's been 24 days since the request was submitted in writing. Both letters asked for policy and statistical information on department issued tasers, training on their use and statistical information related to them. I believe the department is withholding […]

June 14, 2009