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FAC Sues LAPD Over Failure to Release Bodycam Recordings from Protest

[…] About FACThe First Amendment Coalition is a nonprofit public interest organization working across California to advance free speech, a free press and a more open and accountable government. It published the Police Transparency Guide, a free resource to help the press and public access newly available records about police misconduct and use of force. […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 6, 2022
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FAC sues Auburn for council members’ business emails sent from private email accounts. Suit also challenges email deletion policy.

FAC--A new suit filed by the First Amendment Coalition claims that city officials' emails about government business are public records even though they were sent or received on the officials' personal email accounts. The suit, against the city of Auburn and Auburn's City Council, also challenges the city's policy--similar to that of many California […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 11, 2012
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FAC Seeks Nominations for 2018 Free Speech & Open Government Award

The First Amendment Coalition is soliciting nominees for the FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award, given each year for performance of exemplary work in the arena of open government. Qualifications for the award are outstanding accomplishment, service or other contributions to "the people’s right to know" about government. The winner, or winners, could […]

August 15, 2018
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FAC Seeks Nominations for 2014 Free Speech & Open Government Award

The First Amendment Coalition is soliciting nominees for the FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award, given each year for performance of exemplary work in the arena of open government. Qualifications for the award are outstanding accomplishment, service or other contributions to "the people’s right to know" about government. The winner could be a […]

October 9, 2014
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FAC joins with Santa Rosa Press Democrat to host Open Government candidates’ forum

FAC headed north this week to co-host an Open Government Candidates' Forum with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. The event provided a unique opportunity for members of the community, which a year earlier was rocked by the tragic shooting death of Andy Lopez, 13, by a Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputy, to hear candidates for city council answer tough questions on government […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 16, 2014
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FAC Honors the Brown Institute’s ‘Documenting COVID-19’ Project as 2020 Award Winner

The First Amendment Coalition today named the Brown Institute for Media Innovation its 2020 Free Speech & Open Government Award recipient for its "Documenting COVID-19" project, which created a massive clearinghouse of public records and produced accountability journalism in partnership with 30 newsrooms. The project set out to examine the decision-making of state and […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 9, 2021
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FAC Honors 2021 Free Speech & Open Government Award Winners

The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Free Speech & Open Government Award. Exposing the culture of secrecy in corporations. Putting sunshine on policing across California. Illuminating the toll the pandemic took on their neighbors. FAC’s 2021 honorees advanced freedom of expression or access to information through accountability […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 9, 2022
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FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award winners honored at Cal Press Foundation 138th Annual Dinner Banquet

The 2015 recipients of the Free Speech & Open Government Award competition were honored Thursday, December 3 at the California Press Foundation’s 138th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The two winners of this year’s awards used different methods to accomplish their goals one upholding the finest traditions of community journalism and the other demonstrating […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 15, 2015
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FAC Attorneys Awarded $100k for Public Records Win

[…] and that the lawyers who so capably represented FAC’s—and the public’s—interest will be compensated for bringing to light records about misconduct at the highest level of city government." FAC was represented in the litigation by James Chadwick and Julie Bauman of the Sheppard Mullin law firm. Under the California Public Records Act, when government […]

October 23, 2018
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Court Rules Santa Clara County Must Disclose Parcel Map Database to California First Amendment Coalition

[…] analyses. Think Google Earth but with a local focus and specialized data. Used together with other publicly available data, the basemap allows citizens to monitor their local government on matters ranging from property tax assessments to zoning variances to street repairs. The basemap will also enable journalists to do reporting that would not otherwise […]

June 2, 2009