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    Redding police release bodycam footage to newsroom after FAC advocacy

    […] its credit, the city then agreed to disclose the video footage without litigation. But it shouldn’t have taken a lawyer’s letter to force disclosure. Public trust in government — and especially in law enforcement — depends on transparency. When police officers cause significant injury, justifiably or otherwise, the people have a right to the […]

    November 25, 2025

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    Sunshine in the Valley

    […] Valley, an area that has one of the lowest per-capita numbers of journalists of any region in the state, demonstrates their genuine commitment to press freedom and government transparency at the local level." Request a Workshop If you are interested in learning more about the topics covered in the Coachella Valley, check out FAC’s […]

    November 20, 2025

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    FAC Sues City of Vallejo for Police Shooting Records

    […] editor pushed back, the city released only the footage that was shown at the meeting, but with officers’ faces improperly blurred. "Nothing is more important to open government than full and prompt disclosure of videos showing police shootings," said David Loy, Legal Director of the First Amendment Coalition. "Regardless of the outcome of any […]

    November 6, 2025

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    Advocates Sue CA Department of Food and Agriculture for Withholding Bird Flu Dairy Quarantine Records

    […] the public in the dark about this evolving threat." "The people have a compelling interest in knowing where bird flu is active," FAC legal director David Loy said. "Only with full transparency can the people have full confidence that their government is doing all it can to protect public health." See the petition at: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/case/california-rural-legal-assistance-v-california-department-of-food-and-agriculture/

    November 4, 2025

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    FCI Dublin Motion to Unseal

    FAC joined freelance journalist Victoria Law, nonprofit news organization The Appeal, and the ACLU of Northern California in moving to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the landmark class action lawsuit that survivors of sexual assault at FCI Dublin brought against the federal Bureau of Prisons in 2023. CLOSED

    June 12, 2024

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    California Public Records Act: Investigatory Records

    September 5, 2025

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    Veteran Reporters Join FAC to Expand Journalist Education Program

    […] custom trainings and designing other educational resources tailored to the needs of reporters, photographers and editors across beats and experience levels, with a focus on access to government information.  Esquivel joins FAC after nearly 18 years at the Los Angeles Times, where she shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, and most recently served as an […]

    July 8, 2025

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    Message from the FAC Board

    […] under threat. The rule of law is essential for our democracy. In our work, we use the court system to enforce First Amendment rights, as well as government transparency and accountability. The recent, unconstitutional executive orders punishing several law firms and the verbal attacks on federal judges whose decisions do not please the administration […]

    April 22, 2025

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    Planned Giving Legacy Society

    Like your everyday actions, your charitable gifts have an impact on others. Perhaps you have considered a charitable legacy to continue your philanthropy beyond your lifetime, to have your family remembered, and your philanthropy is woven into the lives of others. With a legacy gift, you can. We invite you to make your philanthropy […]

    July 26, 2024