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Garcia v. County of Alameda

[…] ban (5/15/2025) San Francisco Chronicle: Oakland reporter sues Alameda County over sideshow ordinance (7/2/2024) KTVU: Reporter sues Alameda County over sideshow ordinance (7/3/2024) KRON4: News reporter sues government over sideshow laws in Alameda County (7/7/2024) Legal Documents: Order Denying Petition for Rehearing En Banc (10/27/2025) Defendants' Petition for Rehearing En Banc (10/2/2025) Ninth Circuit […]
- Press Freedom
July 12, 2024
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Reporter Sues Alameda County for Sideshow Law That Criminalizes Journalism

[…] of sideshows through enforcing otherwise valid laws against unlawful and dangerous conduct such as reckless driving. "While we understand the public safety issues presented by sideshows, the government cannot address those concerns by criminalizing journalism," says FAC Legal Fellow Annie Cappetta. "Alameda County residents rely on newsgathering to make informed decisions, and that is […]
- Press Freedom
July 2, 2024
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May 1, 2024
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Sacramento Police May Have Violated Press Rights at Encampment Clearing

[…] distance. They cannot interfere with operations but they have a right to observe. This sounds like an excessive restriction on the right to record and cover police activities … I don’t see how they can close off an entire block." A word to city officials who are planning their own encampment sweeps: the First […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
September 3, 2024
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San Bernardino County Sheriff Finally Releases Videos of Shootout After FAC Demanded Full Disclosure
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 4, 2024
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Groups Urge Fresno County to Reject Book Ban

[…] children’s books and other materials with allegedly "age-inappropriate content" off-limits to anyone under 18 without "parental or guardian consent." As the letter states, the resolution "transforms the government into both nanny and censor while perverting the public’s civil liberties. The government has no business interfering with the decisions of young people and their families […]
- Free Expression
November 7, 2023
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FAC urges ‘NO’ vote on San Francisco’s Prop E

[…] that make San Francisco’s political process more transparent and more open to voices that are not currently heard, and FAC supports the use of technology to make government more accountable to the people. But Prop E is a flawed proposal that will create serious, practical problems. For example, Prop E allows organized groups (consisting […]

September 9, 2015
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FAC Urges Vallejo City Hall to Acknowledge Public Records Requests Can Be Made Anonymously
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 23, 2022
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FAC Urges California Highway Patrol to Release Public Records Relating to 2016 California State Capitol Violence
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 16, 2018
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Groups Object to Alameda District Attorney’s Refusal to Allow Journalist to Attend Press Conference

[…] Raguso to attend a press conference yesterday. Raguso wrote about being turned away here. The group's letter notes: "Beyond the threat to Ms. Raguso’s press freedoms, your office’s actions exert a chilling effect on the journalism community as a whole. No reporter should have to couch their coverage of public officials for fear of losing […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
November 30, 2023