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    CPRA

    Request for advisory committee’s documents denied

    […] request, then the response should set forth the basis for the denial. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    August 3, 2011

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    Brown Act School Records

    My statement was inaccurately depicted in published minutes

    […] laws that would require the board to take any action. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    December 6, 2010

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    Brown Act CPRA

    A Board member vs. public member rights under PRA

    […] have requested information from our fire chief (e.g. audio/video recording of board meetings, copies of invoices) and I have been told that as a board member I must follow different rules then the public. I have been told I must make my request in writing to the board chair, and then he would put […]

    March 23, 2016

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    Brown Act Newsgathering

    Closed sessions, labor negotiations, and disclosure of outcome

    […] meeting where the City Council voted to replace the city's police department with county Sheriff's services. A number of opponents to this move have suggested that the Brown Act was violated when the council met in closed session to call for the Sheriff's proposal under the heading of labor negotiations, and did not report […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Are blueprints of public buildings public under the CPRA?

    […] of the screen and was told I could not do that and that I should know better. The permit tech said they are under copyright and I must have a letter from the entity that drew the plans and the owner of the building in order to do anything other than view them live. […]

    May 20, 2015

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    CPRA

    Can An Agency Extend Response to a CPRA Request Up to Eight Weeks Due to Covid?

    […] seeks disclosable public records, the agency shall state the estimated date and time when the records will be made available.") In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some government agencies in California have stopped processing requests made under the CPRA. The First Amendment Coalition takes the position that there is no legal basis for that […]

    April 21, 2022

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    FAC News

    We’re Hiring: Press Education Manager

    […] education programs. This is a chance to play a key role at a leading California nonprofit that does important work to support California journalists’ ability to access government information to keep communities informed. The new position is a dream job for someone with an investigative journalism or journalism education background who is passionate about […]

    January 22, 2025

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    Gov Brown, Veto SB 1300. Ostensibly about oil refineries, SB 1300 threatens public access rights.

    […] Legislature and is now on Governor Jerry Brown's desk, awaiting his signature. Tell him that if he cares at all about the Public Records Act and making government transparent and accountable, he should veto SB 1300. Ostensibly a bill to strengthen safety regulation of oil refineries, SB 1300, introduced by Senator Lonnie Hancock (D-Berkeley), requires […]

    September 9, 2014

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    FAC Opposes California Bills that Would Reduce Face-to-Face Accountability

    Legislation Would Make Government More Remote You may have seen the recent editorials sounding the alarms over legislation that would make California government less open and accountable by chipping away at our state's open-meetings laws. Los Angeles Times: It's time for California's public officials to return to work. In person. Mercury News: Stop Two […]

    August 21, 2023

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    Blog

    Using Trade Agreements As a Tool to Further Rights of Free Speech

    […] the Beijing Olympic Games, a U.S.-based coalition is striving to keep the spotlight squarely focused on China. The California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) is urging the U.S. government to launch a formal complaint against China at the Geneva-based World Trade Organization, alleging that the country's heavy-handed Internet censorship violates world trading rules. The CFAC […]

    June 3, 2009