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    San José releases trove of mayor’s emails in FAC public records case

    […] in the San José Spotlight Giwargis: Why we sued to get emails"The usage of private email to conduct public business makes it difficult for reporters—and residents—to know what documents exist and to hold their government officials accountable for releasing those records," saysRamona Giwargis, San José Spotlight co-founder and CEO. Read the Q&A in California Local

    October 17, 2022

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    PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK WITH PUBLIC RECORDS

    By Karl Olson It’s not unusual for newspapers, or lawyers in Public Records Act or Freedom of Information Act cases, to accuse the government of trying to "hide" things. Now a San Bernardino County case has revealed what may be a criminal attempt at hiding public records, just in time for a Fourth of […]

    June 3, 2009

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    How we are battling government secrecy

    A letter from Executive Director David Snyder In response to COVID-19, many government agencies have moved to close off public and press access to their inner workings. The government’s urgent need to protect public health, however, should not and cannot come at the expense of the public’s right to know. And so FAC is […]

    May 21, 2020

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    Have a legal question on FOI issues? Ask us. FREE!

    […] is staffed by top media lawyers who will answer your questions about freedom-of-information, open-meeting laws, First Amendment protections for journalists, bloggers and ordinary citizens, and other open- government issues. I’m writing because FAC wants you to use this completely FREE service. FAC is a nonprofit. Our Legal Hotline service is made possible by grants […]

    August 6, 2011

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    Former San Jose Mayor Must Show His Text and Email Search Complied with Public Records Law

    […] emails for city business, going as far as directing a constituent to contact him by personal email and saying, "I’m going to delete this email from my government account." The lawsuit challenged the city’s response to requests by San José Spotlight and FAC for messages about city business on Liccardo’s personal accounts or devices. […]

    July 20, 2023

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    FAC’s Top Sunshine Week Resources

    Every week is Sunshine Week at FAC, where we are fighting for government transparency and your right to know all year round. As Sunshine Week comes to a close this year, we wanted to share some of our top resources: Watch: Unlocking Public Records in California, where FAC’s open-government experts focused on educating journalists […]

    March 15, 2024

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Helps Defeat Effort by School District to Recover Nearly $500K in Attorneys Fees From Records Requester

    […] the school district’s motion, explaining that it lacked any basis in law and, moreover, would cast an intolerable chill over the public’s ability to learn about their government. "The court’s order here sends a clear message to public agencies who would try to twist the California Public Records Act to punish those seeking transparency […]

    April 11, 2018

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    FAC Gets $100K Boost from Craig Newmark Philanthropies

    […] transparent and accountable to the people The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce a $100,000 gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to boost the nonprofit’s work advancing government transparency, free speech and a free press. The gift supports all of FAC’s programs, including training and advocacy for journalists, a free Legal Hotline for all, […]

    August 24, 2021

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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 […]

    January 4, 2019