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Attorney Judy Alexander Joins FAC as Special Access Litigation Counsel

[…] new litigation capacity," said Peter Scheer, FAC's executive director. "By filing selected lawsuits to overcome agencies’ denials of access, we hope to send a strong message to government bureaucracies," Scheer continued. "The message is: "You cannot disregard the public's and the media's open-government rights with impunity." In addition to Alexander, FAC contracts with Holme […]

March 9, 2010
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Announcing FAC’s 2014 Free Speech & Open Government Award Winners

The First Amendment Coalition is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award. This year FAC received 30 nominations covering the efforts of journalists, individuals, government officials, educators, attorneys, community groups, non-profit journalism organizations and newspapers. The two 2014 winners of this year’s awards use different methods […]

December 2, 2014
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CPRA Police Records

CHP said I could view dashboard video, but all my requests have been denied

[…] under the influence of anything. He clearly was under the influence of something and she was protecting him. She told me that under the California Public Records Act I could view, and possibly receive a copy of, the video and audio that was onboard and filming from the officer's vehicle. I was allowed to […]

November 12, 2014
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CPRA

Fees for “compiling” digital documents at UC?

[…] $.20 per page for the electronic record and, upon inquiring about this fee have been referred to the following policy by the California State University: Public Records Act? The records that I am trying to obtain are in ready-made format and used for analysis by the CSU on a regular basis. In other words, […]

May 15, 2012
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First Amendment

Union attorney didn’t defend my free speech rights

Government regulation of employee speech implicates First Amendment issues and is sometimes unconstitutional. The question usually boils down to the "'balance between the interests of the , as a citizen, in commenting upon matters of public concern and the interest of the State, as an employer, in promoting the efficiency of the public […]

August 2, 2011
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CPRA

Records request regarding government contractors was denied on privacy grounds

[…] i and K. We are not asking for any personal information other than the names of the persons, amounts paid in a calendar year, branch of the government the payments were made from, and general description of the payment made for people or companies either working for, or contracting with the county/city. Somehow they […]

July 13, 2010
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CPRA

Emails as public records

E-mails are "public records" as defined by the California Public Records Act. Government Code section 6252(e) defines "public records" as follows:"Public records" includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics. "Public records" […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

What is a Reasonable Fee

[…] is reasonable, the board of supervisors may request the county auditor to conduct a study and to determine whether the fee or charge is reasonable." In addition, Government Code section 54986 requires that for fees established after 1983, prior to any fee being set under section 54985, the Board of Supervisors "shall" follow a […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Union representatives in closed labor negotiations

A closed session may be held, pursuant to section 54957.6 of the Brown Act, to discuss salaries, salary schedules, fringe benefits, and other issues within the scope of negotiations between a local agency and its employees with the local agency's representative. The purpose of this closed session is only to consult with its own […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

The CPRA and State Employees

[…] answer I received via email from our Chief of Administration: "Sorry we did not get back to you sooner. We had to determine if the Public Records Act applied to state employees. We have been advised that the Public Records Act does not apply to state employees. However, Budgets is determining what is available […]

June 14, 2009