Master lease for L.A. Coliseum faces pending state approval, lawsuit
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View ArticleCalifornia State Legislature moves to strengthen open government
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View ArticleSupervisors sued by San Diegans for Open Government
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View ArticleSan Diego County invokes state suspension of meetings law
From U-T San Diego: On July 24, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors reaffirmed its commitment to open meetings, unanimously agreeing to follow the state’s Ralph M. Brown Act even though the...
View ArticleLittle-known public record case has far-reaching ramifications
Commentary from Jim Newton at the L.A. Times: The ability of Californians to scrutinize their government may rest on the outcome of a little-known case unfolding in a tiny Northern California...
View ArticleHow to sabotage California’s Public Records Act
Opinion from Peter Scheer, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition. If you were looking for a way to sabotage America’s freedom-of-information laws, you couldn’t do much better than a legal...
View ArticleOakland Council candidates asked to sign 'open government' pledge
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View ArticleSan Diego mayor grants millions in contracts without promised oversight
From Investigative Newsource: With a unanimous vote on March 20, 2012, the City Council bulked up San Diego’s strong mayor form of government in a major way.read more
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NFOIC's State FOIA Friday for December 7, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week.read more
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Scotts Valley (Cal.) police launch public records tracking program
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For Sunshine Week, California watchdogs get a free open government guide
From MMDNewsWire.com: As national Sunshine Week begins, Californians interested in using their laws to keep an eye on city hall and other local and state public agencies can get a free 50-page how-to...
View ArticleCalifornia transparency and open government movement finds its roots in Brown...
From California Forward: In the early 1950s, Ralph Brown, a California state assemblyman and lawyer from Modesto, was negotiating a deal between nurses and management at a local hospital. The hospital...
View ArticleAccess must not carry a price tag
From The Vallejo Times-Herald:National Sunshine Week ends today. No, it's not an homage to Daylight Saving Time. The aim is to remind U.S. citizens that their government is required by the Freedom of...
View ArticleSan Jose court rules text messages and emails are public records
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View ArticlePeter Scheer: Judge plugs “private email” loophole in CA public records law
From First Amendment Coalition: In a big victory for open government, a Superior Court judge in San Jose has ruled that the state’s Public Records Act applies to government officials’ emails and texts...
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