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    CPRA

    Using CPRA to learn rules governing Resort Improvement District #1

    […] is subject to a few exceptions. Potentially applicable in your case is that upon request an agency is required to compile and extract information maintained in an electronic database. See Govt. Code section 6253.9. Note, however, that if computer programming is required for the compilation or extraction of data, the costs of programming can […]

    July 22, 2013

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    Blog

    Government officials use personal email and texting to avoid public access laws. Why not use technology to enhance accountability instead of to subvert it?

    […] by representatives of unions and other special interests. The former San Bernardino County Assessor, who was arrested on drug charges and is under grand jury investigation, used electronic messaging on personal cell phones to direct his staff in partisan political activities, according to a report of an independent investigation commissioned by the county. The […]

    August 22, 2009

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Helps Defeat Effort by School District to Recover Nearly $500K in Attorneys Fees From Records Requester

    […] Brazil had done. FAC and the ACLU were joined in their amicus brief by Californians Aware, the California News Publishers Association, the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Los Angeles Times and the McClatchy Company. Here's yesterday’s order And the briefing filed by FAC and the ACLU here: Amicus Brief Reply […]

    April 11, 2018

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    FAC News Press Release

    EFF and ACLU Staffers Win 2017 FAC Award for Work on Public Access to Police Surveillance Records

    The ​First Amendment Coalition is proud to announce the recipients of its 2017 Free Speech & Open Government Award are Jennifer Lynch and Dave Maass of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Peter Bibring of the American Civil Liberties Union-Southern California (ACLU), selected for their joint work to bring accountability and transparency to the […]

    November 27, 2017

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    Press Release

    Coalition Urges Compliance with California Public Records Law Amid COVID-19 Crisis

    […] signatory). MEDIA CONTACTS: First Amendment Coalition David Snyder fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org Society of Professional Journalists Northern California Chapter Freedom of Information Committee spjnorcalfoi@gmail.com Californians Aware California News Publishers Association Electronic Frontier Foundation First Amendment Coalition League of Women Voters California Open Vallejo Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press San Diego Pro Chapter of the Society […]

    March 23, 2020

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    Is a recorded message on a voicemail considered private?

    […] expect that such messages will be recorded. For example, California's Eavesdropping Law, Cal. Penal Code section 632 makes it a crime to listen to or record by electronic means any "confidential communication" unless one one has the consent of all parties the the "confidential communication." The law defines "confidential communication" to mean: "any communication […]

    January 9, 2013

  • Latest News

    Bench-Bar-Media Committee proposals for greater media access

    […] would allow greater transparency in the process, the report says. The committee acknowledges, however, that there is a balancing act between the public’s desire to use personal electronic devices while in court and the court’s duty to protect the integrity of proceedings, as new technological devices continue to develop. Gag Orders The report recommends […]

    September 23, 2010

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Request denied for fire district celebration guest list

    […] records in their possession, as opposed to compiling information to answer a specific question. However, if the information related to the dinner attendees was maintained in an electronic database, and the association is indeed subject to the Public Records Act, then it may be that under Gov’t Code section 6253.9, the association would be […]

    August 16, 2013

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    CPRA

    Unreasonable Fees for Access

    The county keeps a database of records that are computer printouts of companies who have valid permits, and these lists used by their staff daily. They are not custom made for the public, and other counties post these lists on their website at no charge. In addition, the County requires a written request and […]

    June 14, 2009