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San José Spotlight v. City of San José

FAC July 19, 2023

Public business is the public’s business. That’s the heart of this lawsuit, filed in February 2022 by San José Spotlight and the First Amendment Coalition against the city and its former mayor, Sam Liccardo, to enforce the California Public Records Act (CPRA). The lawsuit took aim at Liccardo’s use of private texts and emails to do city business in secretive ways, charging that in response to CPRA requests, the city improperly withheld a range of

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In California, a clearer look at gifts to public officials

FAC April 26, 2013

The toughest financial disclosure rules for public officials have little effect if the press and public can’t easily gain access to the information. Now the California Fair Political Practices Commission and a non-profit called Code for America are trying to bridge the information gap. By digitizing required disclosure data from California judges into spreadsheet-readable form, then plotting the results on a chart, the project created a picture of who’s giving and who’s taking gifts and

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Senate Republicans kill law requiring disclosure of campaign contributors

donal brown July 17, 2012

As expected, the law requiring independent groups to publish the names of contributors of more than $10,000 used mainly for ads in political campaigns died in the U.S. Senate. Democrats introduced the law to amp the issue of transparency in the November election. -db From The Washington Post, July 16, 2012, by Rosalind S. Helderman. Full story  

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Government lags in releasing 50-year-old records on JFK assassination

donal brown May 31, 2012

Government agencies in control of the records of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination are less than forthcoming in their stance on releasing the 50,000 pages of documents. To date, writes Russ Baker for Business Insider, there have been no creditable explanations for withholding the documents. -db From a commentary for Business Insider, May 31, 2012, by Russ Baker. Full story      

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