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Brown signs SB 1300, but calls on Legislature to fix public access issues

[…] public disclosure process to ensure that this law does not authorize petroleum refineries to collect attorney’s fees from individuals or organizations seeking those records." Hancock, in a letter to Jerry Brown, acknowledged the need for "additional language" to "avoid any misinterpretation" and said it is her "intent to introduce legislation next session" to do […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
October 17, 2014
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Shasta News Outlets, FAC, and ACLU Demand Shasta County Repeal Unlawful Public Records Act Fee Ordinance

[…] imposes unlawful fees for public records that can run into the thousands of dollars and threaten the public’s fundamental right to open and accountable government. In a letter sent today, lawyers for FAC and the ACLU told members of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors that their organizations, joined by the Record Searchlight and […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
September 20, 2023
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First Amendment Press Rights

Rights Groups Urge Sacramento School Superintendent to Reinstate High School Paper Advisor

[…] RELEASE Contact: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org San Rafael, Calif. – The First Amendment Coalition, ACLU of Northern California, Student Press Law Center, and California Scholastic Journalism Initiative have sent a letter to Lisa Allen, Superintendent of the Sacramento City Unified School District, protesting the district’s treatment of Samantha Archuleta, faculty advisor for the student newspaper at C.K. […]
- Press Freedom
May 29, 2024
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Brown Act

Changing Regular Meetings to Special Meetings

[…] void an improper action taken at an illegal meeting. Before filing an action under this section, you are required to first seek to have the agency " cure and correct" the action taken at the improperly held meeting, and then bring the lawsuit if they do not. The requirements are very specific, they have […]

June 14, 2009
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New Book Review Board Is Subject to Brown Act, FAC and ACLU Warn

Update 11/13/2023: The city attorney replied and agreed the book review board meetings are subject to the Brown Act. See the letter here. Today FAC and the ACLU of Southern California warned the Huntington Beach City Council that its newly created "Parent/Guardian Book Review Board" is subject to the Brown Act, despite Mayor Pro […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
November 13, 2023
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More than 100 Organizations and Media Companies Call on Congress to Pass the PRESS Act

With more than 100 media companies and press rights organizations, FAC signed a letter sent to Congress urging both the House and Senate to support the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (PRESS Act). The letters note: The PRESS Act, which passed in the House of Representatives on January 18, 2024, would shield […]
- Press Freedom
October 10, 2024
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FAC News Press Release

Introducing Our Police Transparency Guide

[…] M. Brown Act, the Bagley-Keene Act, both governing public meetings in California, and various sample letters, including one for using the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA letter here). FAC has also published a sample PRA reply letter for use during the coronavirus pandemic, should an agency refuse to comply citing the public health […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
October 6, 2020
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FAC Supports AB 339’s Open Meeting Provisions

FAC stands with a broad coalition of civic organizations backing a measure that would enhance public participation in government meetings in California. Read our joint letters in support of California Assembly Bill 339.

April 1, 2021
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First Amendment

FAC, ACLU Urge Temecula School Board and Its President to Halt Free Speech Violations at Meetings

[…] a series of controversial decisions including firing the superintendent, banning "critical race theory," and opposing a new curriculum that mentions Harvey Milk. As discussed in the demand letter, Board President Joseph Komrosky has repeatedly violated the Brown Act and First Amendment by ejecting community members from board meetings simply for criticizing board members, for […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
August 22, 2023
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Government Doesn’t Decide Who Is (and Isn’t) a Journalist

[…] immediately, FAC’s legal director, David Loy, responded. "It seemed like he dropped everything to advocate on my behalf." Loy didn’t buy the DA office’s reasoning. In a letter sent to Price the day after the press conference, Loy described how her office’s actions violated Raguso’s First Amendment rights. "The government doesn’t get to decide […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 3, 2024