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    Despite Transparency Laws, FAC is Still Fighting for Police Records

    […] laws don’t enforce themselves, and public agencies throughout California have often ignored or defied them. Recently, we filed motions in two cases that show how some local governments continue to resist police transparency, despite the state legislature’s findings that secrecy undermines public trust in law enforcement. In San Diego, we moved to compel disclosure […]

    February 12, 2026

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    FAC Sues City of El Monte for Withholding Police Records

    […] Center for Investigative Journalism (LACIJ), the nonprofit news organization that publishes Investigate LA, a news site focusing on underreported, data-driven stories in San Gabriel Valley. "When the government withholds information from journalists, it’s the public that pays the price," says LACIJ editor Albert Serna. "These documents are critical to keeping El Monte and the […]

    January 29, 2026

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    Accessing Police Records Under The California Public Records Act

    January 13, 2026

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    Submit your FAC Award nomination today!

    The deadline for the First Amendment Coalition’s Free Speech & Open Government Awards is January 30! Make sure you submit your nomination for the year’s best contributions to the advancement of open government and freedom of expression and information. We know there’s some excellent work out there that deserves to be nominated. Maybe you […]

    December 16, 2025

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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