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FAC Prevails in Lawsuit Against Bakersfield Over Open Meetings, Records Violations

The First Amendment Coalition has prevailed in a lawsuit against the city of Bakersfield, with a judge ruling that the city council violated open- government laws when it held three closed-door sessions to discuss city finances and then refused to release public records related to those meetings. The ruling, a complete victory for FAC […]
January 10, 2020
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FAC lawsuit leads to model CPRA policy for dot-gov email

Auburn and San Jose are the first cities in California to adopt policies acknowledging the public’s right of access to city officials’ emails about government business--regardless of the kind of email accounts used to send or receive those emails. Emails have long been covered by California’s Public Records Act (PRA), which treats paper records […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
December 23, 2012
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FAC Honors Open Vallejo, Kaiser Health News, and The Maine Monitor with Annual Award

[…] IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2023 Contact: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org SAN RAFAEL – The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 Free Speech and Open Government Award: three journalists who strategically used public records to expose government misconduct and failures of accountability. Some of this work resulted in significant government reforms. Through […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
February 27, 2023
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Did members of Congress make securities trades to profit from breach of debt limit?

[…] story idea for Washington journalists: Take a look at the securities investments made by key members of Congress in the run-up to the deadline for raising the government's debt limit. It would be interesting to know, for example, if Tea Party activists were not only pushing the government to a cliff-edge of default, but […]

October 16, 2013
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California First Amendment Coalition to Tell Congressional Commission that China’s Internet Censorship Violates WTO Treaties

CFAC, June 16, 2008--The California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) will testify before a Congressional commission this week concerning the Chinese government's system of internet censorship, which CFAC is challenging as a violation of free trade treaties enforced by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The hearings on "Access to Information and Media Control in the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 3, 2009
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CPRA

Destruction of public records

[…] context of discussing exemption of particular records, the PRA expressly recognizes that agencies do not retain records indefinitely.See Cal. Gov't Code section 6254(a).Please be aware that California Government Code section 34090 requires the retention of city records less than two years old.After that time period (and unless the records are required to be kept […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

UC student grades and the CPRA

I have a question about the California Public Records Act. Do Public records include student grades from the UC system?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

The CPRA, Email Communication, Right to Privacy and Records Regarding One’s Self

I made a California Public Records Act request to a public school district in California for: "All Email communication regarding myself and my child." I received partial records which are not nearly complete. I am concerned about adherence to legal safeguards prohibiting school districts or any public entity from "sanitizing" requested records. Thus far, I […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Regular meetings and varying times/locations

[…] the remainder.As the Brown act says the meeting shall be at the time and place set by ordinance, does the fact that the meetings are in two different rooms in the same building comply with the law?The Mayor's Conference Room is a controlled access room where you must have permission to pass through the gate.

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Question and Answer Session with Consultants

[…] words to be effective. However, there are certain benefits to putting your request in writing. Among other things, to the extent the agency denies your request, they must notify you of that denial in writing. (Gov't Code section 6255). Your request does not need to be sent in any particular matter, nor do you […]

June 14, 2009