We're Hiring a Press Education Manager!

Search Results

Showing 1111 - 1120 of 1785 results

Showing results for government bodies must comply brown act 54951 act90 54951 act 54951 act90 54951 54951 54951

Latest News

Blog

Why The Fight For Court Access is So Important – Even When it Fails

[…] argument FAC made in its moving papers. One sad irony about the unlawful court closure on Oct. 2 is that the hearings in question were themselves about government transparency. Both hearings stemmed from a California Public Records Act lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Northern California against the Vallejo Police Department, alleging that the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 4, 2024
Latest News

Press Release

Advocates, Press Seek Access to Court Records in FCI Dublin Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

[…] of public access to court records and judicial proceedings," said Jackie Aranda Osorno, senior attorney at Public Justice. "This right is a fundamental check on what the government does in our name and serves to ensure public confidence in our legal system." While the Bureau of Prisons has argued that some court records should […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 12, 2024
Posts

Press Rights

FAC Writes in Support of Reporter Disparaged By Elected Official Following Public Records Request

[…] and Public Trust of Fresno State today called on a California public official to apologize for insulting a reporter and to take seriously his obligations under open- government laws. The letter to Tom Wheeler, a member of the Madera County Board of Supervisors, comes after Wheeler responded to a reporter's public records request with, […]
- Press Freedom
- Public Records
January 22, 2021
Posts

FAC Urges California Courts to Ensure Public Access Amid COVID-19 Emergency

[…] concerned members of the press and public will face insurmountable barriers to access judicial records and proceedings. The coalition makes a number of recommendations: First, telephonic hearings must be conducted on conference lines that make some allowance for free public usage. And dial-in information must be readily available to the public in advance of […]
March 25, 2020
Posts

Join us in urging the Governor to sign SB 914 to protect privacy and free speech rights

BY PETER SCHEER--Sitting on Governor Brown's desk right now is SB 914, a First Amendment Coalition-sponsored bill that would restrict warrantless police searches of citizens' cellphones. Won't you please join our Petition urging the Governor to sign this important safeguard of personal privacy and free speech rights. Why is SB 914 needed? Imagine you […]
- Free Expression
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 21, 2011
Posts

First Amendment

FAC Urges Immediate Dismissal of Charges Against Victorville City Council Member Arrested During Meeting

[…] explaining why the removal and arrest raise serious concerns under the First Amendment and Brown Act, which guarantee rights to freedom of speech and civic participation in local government. As the letter says, abuse of the power to remove and arrest an elected official or community member "threatens the fabric of democracy and open government."
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
February 24, 2023
Posts

FAC Opposes Legislation that Would Weaken Police Transparency

[…] the administration’s choice to use a secretive budget process to try to gut important police transparency protections. "Openness, transparency and accountability are the first duty of democratic government," Legal Director of First Amendment Coalition David Loy said. "That is the first job of the government, not the last, and the public has a compelling […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
June 15, 2023
Latest News

Blog

Unplug Wikileaks? Enact a Federal Shield Law Instead

[…] has made no secret of its desire to unplug wikileaks, the whistleblower website infamous for data dumps of classified records. Of the few options available to the government, the best is one that probably hasn't been considered in this context: enacting a federal Shield Law. How would a Shield Law–a version of which has […]
- Press Freedom
November 16, 2010
Latest News

Blog

Time to shed light on CalPERS’ private equity investments

[…] in federal court last week was shocking even by CalPERS’ standards. Frederico Buenrostro, CalPERS' top official from 2002 to 2008, acknowledged in his plea agreement with the government that he had taken $200,000 in cash bribes, delivered in paper bags and shoe boxes, to influence CalPERS’ investment decisions in private equity funds. The paper […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 15, 2014
Latest News

Cases Press Release

Shasta County Repeals Illegal Fee Law Following FAC and ACLU Demand

[…] California Supreme Court confirmed in 2020 that fees for ancillary costs like searching for and redacting records create an illegal financial barrier to transparency and accountability in government. After an investigation by FAC and ACLU, the organizations, representing news outlets Shasta Scout and the Record Searchlight, sent a letter to Shasta County to repeal […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
May 22, 2024