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Restrictive open records law delayed in Utah

FAC March 9, 2011

A bill that sailed through the Utah legislature in 72 hours and would have restricted access to government documents has been put on hold at the request of the state’s governor. According to the Salt Lake Tribune the bill would “prohibit the disclosure of text messages and instant messages, allow government agencies to charge fees that can include administrative and overhead costs and require requesters wanting records protected by the government to show with a

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Berkeley’s new sunshine rules: a step forward or a detour?

FAC February 19, 2011

The city of Berkeley has adopted an ordinance that expands access to documents, expands live streaming of meetings and bars confidential legal settlements. But, according to the local Web site Berkeleyside, it also has potential to weaken support for a more far-reaching sunshine ordinance schedule for a public vote in November 2012. The city ordinance, adopted Tuesday, would create an advisory commission that would seek voluntary agreements over open government disputes. By contrast, the much

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San Francisco task force says state attorney general candidate violated public records act

donal brown October 30, 2010

San Francisco’s Sunshine Ordinance Task Force found that San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris’s office violated the the city’s open records law when it failed to release public records requested by Steve Cooley, her opponent in the race for attorney general. -db San Francisco Chronicle October 30, 2010 By Marisa Lagos San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris’ office violated local sunshine laws by failing to release internal documents requested by the campaign of her GOP

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Group opposing secession of Santa Clarita library from county system raises privacy issues

donal brown October 25, 2010

An attorney representing a group of Santa Clarita residents opposed to the city councils 4-1 vote to secede from the Los Angeles county system says that putting the library into the hands of a private company will put patrons’ privacy at risk.  -db KHTS October 21, 2010 By Christopher Glotfelty While a nonprofit group dedicated to keeping the Santa Clarita libraries within the Country Library system continues to subpoena former and present City officials in

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Public agency pensions: Editorial reaffirms public’s right-to-know

donal brown July 27, 2010

An editorial in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat calls for the Sonoma County employee association to release information on pensioners receiving over $100,000 a year. In a recent case in Sacramento County, a judge ruled that under California’s Brown Act Sacramento County could not keep pension information from the public. -db Pubilc agency pensions: Editorial reaffirms public’s right-to-know Santa Rosa Press Democrat Editorial July 23, 2010 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100723/OPINION/100729808/1043/opinion?Title=PD-Editorial-Right-to-know “The people of this state do not yield

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