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Transparency bill for public utilities dies in California state legislature

donal brown May 22, 2012

A catastrophic Pacific Gas and Electric 2010 pipeline explosion in San Bruno, CA that killed eight and wiped out 35 homes did not provide sufficient fuel for a transparency measure that required utility regulators to supply investigation orders and accident reports to the public. The bill failed in the state Senate. -db From the Los Angeles Times, May 21, 201. Full story  

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Reporters group disappointed in federal appeals court decision over access to Virginia state records

donal brown February 2, 2012

The Reporters Committee  for Freedom of the Press did not like a federal appeals decision upholding a law restricting access to Virginia state records by non-residents. The court ruled that the restriction was not unconstitutional. The Reporters Committee felt the court should have considered the effect of the restriction on smaller journalistic enterprises. -db From a commentary by The Reporters Committee  for Freedom of the Press, February 1, 2012. Full story

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California state senator introduces covey of open government bills

donal brown January 9, 2012

California Senator Leland Yee of San Francisco intends to introduce a number of bills in 2012 to give the public greater access to the workings of their government. The bills include SB 1000 keeping the California Public Utilities Commission from withholding information about their regulation of PG&E responsible for a recent catastropic fire and SB 1001 that would improve the state’s campaign finance and lobbying database. The database has crashed several times in the past

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Federal appeals court rules records in Apple case open to public

donal brown January 9, 2012

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that  court documents in case brought by Apple against a maker of Mac computer clones were public. Apple claimed that the documents contained “compelling trade secrets”  about the Mac OS X operating system. -db From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, January 6, 2012, by Kristen Rasmussen. Full story

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California: Anaheim looking into order to purge records

donal brown January 5, 2012

The Anaheim City Attorney is investigating an e-mail sent by a planning department official ordering employees to purge unnecessary records at the risk of disciplinary action. The order came after the Voice of OC filed a California Public Records Act request for communications to and from city council members. -db From the Voice of OC, January 4, 2012, by Adam Elmahrek. Full story  

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