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Brown signs “Richard McKee bill” to tighten Brown Act enforcement
October 14, 2012
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Wanted by the FBI: Journalists’ phone records showing calls to and from confidential sources.
June 2, 2009
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Senator Lieberman calls for misguided internet censorship, but the marketplace of ideas demands that free speech flourish.
June 3, 2009
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Obfuscating Mercy: How the California Supreme Court Finally Addressed Secretive Pardons
September 17, 2021
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California AG Xavier Becerra and the Thick Blue Wall of Police Secrecy
By DAVID SNYDER—California Attorney General Xavier Becerra appears to believe there are two sets of rules about government transparency—one for his office, and another for everyone else. Back in 2017, when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refused to disclose public records about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s potential ethical conflicts, Becerra promptly sued under the federal […]March 6, 2019
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Police deny journalist’s request for suicide report
[…] closed, but the request was denied anyway. The denial letter says that even when a police investigation is closed, the agency doesn’t have to make anything public (though it did provide a small, essentially worthless summary). Is that conclusion correct? Do I have any recourse? For instance, can I ask that they redact sensitive information?April 2, 2010
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Can compensation to a retired gov. official be public record?
June 14, 2009
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Accessing police reports
I have been refused a copy of a police report. It is a complaint filed against myself. I have the complaint number. I filed a request with the police along with a check for the correct amount. I received a response back saying I wasn't allowed to have a copy with NO explanation why.June 14, 2009
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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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Special meeting and the Brown Act
[…] procedure for seeking to void an action taken at such meeting. The requirements for taking such an action require you to seek to have the agency " cure and correct" the action taken at the improperly held meeting, and then bring a lawsuit if they do not. The requirements are very specific, they have […]June 14, 2009