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Do Other Cities Have Sunshine Ordinance Task Forces as San Francisco Does?

[…] unique, although they often inspire each other. If you are facing an access issue in a particular area, it is probably best to determine whether the local government has enacted a Sunshine or Open Government Ordinance first. Then, determine if there is a Task Force or another special appeals process that the local government […]

April 14, 2022
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CPRA Police Records

Balancing Police Officers’ Privacy Rights with Public Access — Who Decides?

Who is responsible for balancing the police officers' right to a confidential personnel file, the police agencies obligation to keep personnel actions and records confidential, and the public's right to transparency?

April 14, 2022
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How Do I Access Records Pertaining to a Complaint I Filed In New Mexico?

[…] here. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 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. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

January 20, 2021
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CPRA

Can I Obtain A Copy of A Zoning Complaint Filed Against Me?

[…] Primer. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 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. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

August 11, 2020
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[…] Impact Report. Volunteer Opportunities If you are an attorney with practical experience in our core areas — which include the California Public Records Act, the Ralph M. Brown Act, defending subpoenaed journalists, and various First Amendment topics — and you are looking for pro-bono opportunities, please send an email to Legal Director David Loy, […]

July 3, 2024
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Should Honking Your Horn to Support a Protest Be Illegal? We Want the Supreme Court to Decide.

[…] was shocked. I had to do something. So I filed the lawsuit challenging this law in 2018, and I’ve continued this case at FAC, arguing that the government violated Susan’s free speech rights by ticketing her for honking her horn. Unfortunately, the lower courts disagreed, although a Ninth Circuit judge dissented. So FAC has […]
- Free Expression
December 14, 2023
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If the federal FOIA shared the limitations of California’s public records law, large parts of American history would be blank.

Fortunately, the California Legislature didn’t have a hand in crafting the federal Freedom of Information Act. If it had, the American people would have been denied the primary source material for a large chunk of recent American history. Much of what we know about the major themes of US political history during the 35 […]

October 14, 2014
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Public Records

California Rural Legal Assistance v. California Department of Food and Agriculture

FAC joined California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) in a public records lawsuit seeking disclosure of documents listing dairies under active quarantine for bird flu. In late 2024, CRLA became concerned about the impact of bird flu on dairy workers and rural communities because a strain of the virus had become endemic in California’s […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 4, 2025
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FAC Opposes Berkeley Plan to Encrypt Police Radio Communications
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 28, 2025
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Skyline Foundation Commits $300,000 to FAC Over Three Years

[…] over the next three years. This generous grant will strengthen FAC’s legal support for journalists across California and bolster the organization’s capacity to defend free speech and government transparency. "We are immensely grateful to the Skyline Foundation for its support and shared commitment to protecting democracy through transparency and a free press," says FAC […]

September 3, 2025