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FAC Seeks Nominations for 2014 Free Speech & Open Government Award

The First Amendment Coalition is soliciting nominees for the FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award, given each year for performance of exemplary work in the arena of open government. Qualifications for the award are outstanding accomplishment, service or other contributions to "the people’s right to know" about government. The winner could be a […]

October 9, 2014
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FAC Forces Disclosure of CA Gov. Brown’s Request to Pardon Former State Sen. Wright

Nearly 300 pages of previously secret documents became public yesterday after the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) filed a motion to unseal records regarding Gov. Jerry Brown’s effort to pardon former state Sen. Rod Wright. Thedocuments—some still heavily redacted—had been originally filed under seal as part of a flawed, longstanding practice in which all papers […]
- Public Records
January 4, 2019
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Extracting information from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) takes persistence and understanding one’s rights under FOIA

[…] that works closely with the city’s immigrant community, told CFAC, "We often act as a clearing house of information, by making alliances with the community, lawyers, local government and the press." ICE rarely volunteers specific numbers or names of persons detained in raids. In March , following several high-profile raids in San Rafael’s canal […]

June 2, 2009
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Digital strip-search: Case of lost iPhone prototype shows the danger of using search warrant to seize journalists’ information

[…] most professionals, a loss of this magnitude would be crippling, essentially bringing one's work to a complete halt for the duration of a police examination in which government agents have access, not only to business records, but also to one's most private files (medical and financial records, communications with family members, etc.). But for […]
- Press Freedom
April 30, 2010
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Court Rules Santa Clara County Must Disclose Parcel Map Database to California First Amendment Coalition

[…] analyses. Think Google Earth but with a local focus and specialized data. Used together with other publicly available data, the basemap allows citizens to monitor their local government on matters ranging from property tax assessments to zoning variances to street repairs. The basemap will also enable journalists to do reporting that would not otherwise […]
- Public Records
June 2, 2009
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FAC opposes bill that would weaken open-meetings protections

[…] 817 We are writing to alert you to a California bill that would weaken open-meetings protections by excusing officials who serve on a wide range of local government bodies from having to show up in person. AB 817, a bill by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco, would allow all public meetings conducted by certain government bodies […]
- Public Meetings
June 3, 2024
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CPRA

What rules must agencies follow when redacting public documents?

[…] agency must or chooses to redact some information from the responsive record(s)? If the public must pay a fee for simply accessing and viewing records, may county governments charge more than the direct cost of reproducing the records? (Following that, and along the lines of , since search and retrieval costs are not allowed, […]

March 21, 2012
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Brown Act CPRA

School Board Agenda Packets Availability

[…] agencies. See Govt Code 54950 et seq. First, with respect to the meeting notice requirements under the Brown Act, a legislative body, including a public school board, must post an agenda at least 72 hours before the meeting. Govt Code 54954.2. In limited situations, special meetings may be called and noticed on 24 hours […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA FOIA

Record of state and federal spending

[…] legislature and judiciary to make public all records pertaining to how state and federal tax monies are spent? Would not the California Public Records Act have to comply with Federal Law (i.e. Freedom of Information Act)? If not, could not a suit be brought in federal court seeking an injunction to force the state […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Quorums and valid actions

Our Downtown Business Association is under the Brown Act. At the end of our meetings, members leave before the meeting is finished yet they continue to vote and make crucial decisions. The President says that since there was a quorum at the beginning of meeting, they can make decisions even if the members leave. […]

June 14, 2009