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  • Latest News

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    Download Sunshine Week Coast to Coast

    […] to Coast looks like on iOpenGov at http://popplet.com/app/#/7663. Download iOpenGov at http://bit.ly/OpenGovApp. Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public's right to know. Sunshine Week as a […]

    March 14, 2011

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    Blog

    CFAC and MAPLight sue for public access to state’s legislative database

    […] the legislative process by linking campaign contributions to specific legislative actions. This will prove embarrassing to legislators. CFAC now has three test cases pending involving access to government-controlled databases. In addition to this one, we have sued Santa Clara County for access to its real estate parcel map database (for use in digital mapping […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Events

    Public Records

    Inside The Fight For Public Records

    […] and former newspaper staff members Shiloh Johnston, Li Khan, Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, and Leo Premnath-Ray, along with journalism instructor and adviser Eleni Economides Gastis. FAC Staff The open- government experts of the First Amendment Coalition will provide a tutorial on how to get started with your own records requests and give an overview of free […]

    January 31, 2024

  • Latest News

    Blog

    Can a journalist “plead the fifth” to avoid having to name a confidential source? A federal judge say yes.

    […] to testify about his source. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland, declining to enforce the subpoena, ruled in November that Ashenfelter could not be compelled to reveal his government sources because doing so would subject him to a risk of criminal prosecution. The fifth amendment defense is not a substitute for a strong federal shield […]

    December 16, 2013

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    Bert Robinson, veteran reporter, editor and open government advocate joins FAC Board

    […] FAC Board Member James Chadwick said in nominating Robinson to the board. "More importantly for FAC, I've not met anyone in the industry more committed to open government and the protection of first amendment rights than Bert." As a reporter for the Mercury News Robinson wrote a series of articles detailing little-known closed sessions […]

    January 5, 2013

  • Latest News

    Blog

    Behind the Headlines: How CBS Reporter Julie Watts Is Pushing for Police Transparency

    […] officers were not wearing body cameras, but Roseville PD officers were. And that agency refused to release more than four 39-second clips from their officers’ cameras. Open- government lawyers, like FAC’s David Loy, and lawmakers raised concerns that the decisions to withhold public records could have a ripple effect across the state and impact […]

    June 27, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Can Home Owners’ Association Prohibit Political Signage?

    […] situation. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    January 19, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Response times to CPRA requests

    […] the state's Public Record Act ("PRA"), there is a difference between inspection of public records and a written PRA request for a copy of those records. Per Government Code section 6253, public records "are open to inspection at all times during the office hours" of the governmental entity that has the records. Per Government […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    City Council disbursed funds without allowing comment by groups they shortchanged

    […] "limited public forums," or areas that traditionally have not been made open to the public, but have become public forums for at least some purposes because the government body that regulates a particular area has made it available for use by the public. The same high standard that applies to public forums -- the […]

    February 15, 2012