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FAC-backed bill, AB 521, would require disclosure of water usage by corporations

The California Legislature will consider a FAC-backed bill to narrow the CPRA’s exemption for information on water usage by customers of government water districts. The bill, AB 1520, would reverse the outcome of an unsuccessful lawsuit filed by FAC against the Coachella Valley Water District in 2014. The CPRA for nearly 20 years has […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
June 30, 2015
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FAC Opposes Threats to a Free Press by City of Cypress

[…] the First Amendment was designed to preserve a free press as a vital source of public information, and gratuitous attacks on the press undermine that principle. The government exists to "serve the people and defend the Constitution, not to ‘sit as some kind of journalism review seminar.’" Even if the results of the votes […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
September 25, 2023
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FAC Opposes Legislation That Would Harm Your Right to Know

Act now to ensure a state agency can’t shield police misconduct records Just two years ago, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a landmark police accountability law, SB 2, that gave the state the ability to strip abusive officers of their badges. Now the Newsom administration wants to cancel the transparency part of that […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
June 21, 2023
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First Amendment Press Rights

FAC Co-Signs Letter in Support of Journalism Students at L.A. City College

[…] in our democracy. These student journalists serve valuable functions on campus, documenting campus life, holding college leadership accountable and amplifying the voices and perspectives of students. Colleges must treat student journalists with respect as they conduct their reporting and develop their career skills. The LA City College censorship has been covered by the Los […]
- Press Freedom
May 31, 2023
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Your First Amendment Rights and Press Freedom on Election Day

[…] theACLU(available in English and Spanish) The Disinfo Defense Toolkitfor organizers and advocates byPEN America United States Journalism Emergency Fundby theInternational Women's Media Foundationin partnership with Craig Newmark Philanthropies KEEP OUR RESOURCES FREE FAC's open- government guides, Legal Hotline and other resources are free and available to all thankstosupporters like you. Considermaking a tax-deductible donationto FACtoday.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
November 3, 2020
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Yahoo!’s Neil Budde Joins CFAC Board

[…] Voters Education Committee, and Dan Day, Managing Editor for the Modesto Bee. CFAC, with offices in San Rafael CA, is dedicated to advancing free speech and open- government rights. A membership organization, CFAC's activities include educational and informational programs, a Legal Hotline service, participation in "test case" litigation to enhance First Amendment rights for […]

June 2, 2009
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Wired.com Editor Hansen elected president of FAC board; media attorney Melamed is VP; Gingras, of Google, joins Board.

[…] Area from Washington, DC, where she was a lawyer at The Washington Post for 27 years. From 1995 until her retirement in 2006, she was Vice President, Government Affairs at the Washington Post. Wired.com Evan Hansen Evan Hansen, Editor in Chief, Wired.com Carol Melamed Carol Melamed, Media Attorney Richard Gingras Richard Gingras, head of […]

April 19, 2012
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Water district, in settlement with FAC, agrees to disclose water usage by corporations

[…] of utility customers of local agencies . . ." FAC, in its lawsuit, argued that this exemption is limited to residential customers, while information about corporate customers must be made public. "We’re very pleased that the Desert Water Agency, reversing course, has agreed to disclose information that is so obviously a matter of public […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
October 30, 2014
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Victory for Transparency: CA Supreme Court Rejects Police Union Effort to Gut Landmark Police Transparency Law

In a significant victory for government transparency and accountability, the California Supreme Court today denied a police union’s last-minute effort to undermine the effectiveness of a new, landmark police transparency law, rejecting the union’s effort to make the law (SB 1421) apply only to records created after January 1, 2019. The First Amendment Coalition […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
January 2, 2019
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To take the sleaze out of judicial elections, ethics rules should bar lawyers who contribute money to judges from practicing before those judges

[…] a necessary byproduct of an elected judiciary. Most probably would prefer to replace elective judgeships with appointed judgeships, as in the federal system. Many judges would support government financing of judicial elections as a way to avoid conflicts-of-interest. Those reforms, although desirable, are not in the cards in most states. Nonetheless, many state supreme […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 3, 2009