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California Public Records Act

Leading gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown need to show voters, by their own actions, that they are committed to transparency in government. Promises won’t cut it.

Peter Scheer March 9, 2010

BY PETER SCHEER—As California voters begin the process of selecting the next  Governor of the ungovernable Golden State, the leading candidates owe them a demonstration of their commitment to government transparency. All politicians are supportive of open-government “in principle;”  the question is whether they are committed in practice. The best test for that is a candidate’s willingness, before an election, to  disclose information about himself that is not legally required to be disclosed–but that voters

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Tulare County: County supervisors’ dinners out may have also violated open meeting law

donal brown February 4, 2010

Records requested under the California Public Records Act show that the five supervisors plus the county administrative officer are running up excessive expense accounts and indicated that the supervisors may have violated California’s open meeting law, the Brown Act, by dining often with a voting majority. -db Visalia Times-Delta Tulare Advance-Register Editorial February 4, 2010

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California state senator asks state university to curb donor influence on curriculum

donal brown January 20, 2010

Senator Leland Yee of San Francisco has asked the administration of Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo to keep wealthy donors from influencing curriculum. The request came after the Harris Ranch Beef Company threatened to withhold a half million dollar contribution unless the university scuttled a certain guest lecture. -DB California State Senate Leland Yee, Ph.D Press Release January 19, 2010 SACRAMENTO – Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) is calling on the administration of California Polytechnic

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Associated Press uncovers failure of California lawmakers to report gifts

donal brown January 19, 2010

The Associated Press used the California Public Records Act to obtain documents that show that California legislators have received gifts that they failed to report, some from lobbyists and industries with much to gain from close ties to lawmakers. -DB The San Francisco Chronicle January 15, 2010 By Judy Lin SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker and his wife were treated by the insurance industry to a two-night stay, with spa treatments, at an exclusive

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Citizen sets deadline for school district in delivering overdue salary records

donal brown December 1, 2009

Under California law, government agencies have ten days to fulfill public information requests, but as of last week, in response to a citizen’s inquiry, the Glendale Unified School District has not supplied full records of employees who make more than $100,000. -DB Glendale News Press November 23, 2009 By Max Zimbert GLENDALE — Brian Ellis’ months-long quest for a list of Glendale Unified School District employees who make more than $100,000 per year remains unfulfilled.

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