Opinion: California court file fees would put public in dark
Opinion from San Francisco Peninsula Press Club via SF Examiner:read more
View ArticleAccess to California public records on budget chopping block
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View ArticleCity of Palo Alto breaks opengov ground with launch of "Open GIS"
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View ArticleCalifornia Public Records Act gravely threatened by stealth amendments
The California Public Records Act (CPRA) is gravely threatened by stealth amendments revealed for the first time yesterday as part of a "trailer bill" to the new state budget. Instead of the...
View ArticleCalifornia Senate committee passes public records amendment
From KTVU.com: A state Senate committee on Tuesday advanced a swiftly drafted constitutional amendment that would affirm the public's right to inspect documents held by local governments and...
View ArticleCalifornia public records law strengthened by ruling on mapping data
From Wired: California’s public-records law received a major boost Monday when the state Supreme Court decided local government must turn over mapping data without charging excessive fees.read more
View ArticleCounty transit district (Cal.) set to change email retention policy
From inewsource: In the midst of an inewsource investigation and with state and federal agencies eyeing its practices, the North County Transit District is considering a policy change that would...
View ArticleSmall California publisher wins public records case
From San Jose Mercury News: A state Court of Appeal has ruled that a small-town California newspaper publisher does not have to pay legal fees to a school board he sued over his public records...
View ArticleOpinion: Push in Sacramento to seal pension data based on false premises
Opinion from Terry Francke, general counsel of Californians Aware, via San Jose Mercury News: Recent press reporting suggests that legislators in Sacramento, pressured by state employee unions and...
View ArticleCalifornia Common Sense launches open data portal
From CivSource: California Common Sense (CACS) a non-partisan non-profit founded by Stanford students and alumni to open government to the public, develop data-driven policy analysis, and educate...
View ArticleSanta Clara County supervisors consider proposal to publish calendars online
From San Jose Mercury News: Six years after San Jose required its elected officials and key staff to post their public calendars online, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is poised to enact...
View ArticleGarden Grove city manager delays producing public calendar
From Voice of OC: Garden Grove city officials are delaying the inspection of public records after Voice of OC requested to view the public calendar of its city manager, Matthew J. Fertal. City staff...
View ArticleNFOIC's State FOIA Friday for August 23, 2013
From NFOIC: 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. While you're at it, be sure to...
View ArticleNFOIC's State FOIA Friday for August 30, 2013
From NFOIC: 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. While you're at it, be sure to...
View ArticleNFOIC's State FOIA Friday for October 4, 2013
From NFOIC: 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. While you're at it, be sure to...
View ArticleColiseum Commission administrator found guilty of violating California...
From Daily Trojan: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission top administrator John Sandbrook was found guilty of testifying falsely during USC’s lease negotiations with the Coliseum on Oct. 4,...
View ArticleSF law firm weighs in on Sorenson decision
From TheCalifornian.com: A San Francisco law firm is jumping on a local bandwagon asking the California Supreme Court to review an appellate court’s decision that would ultimately close all...
View ArticleJudges, open government groups blast exemptions to judicial council draft on...
From Courthouse News Service: SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Comments last week from judges, labor representatives and open government advocates poured criticism on the "vagueness and breadth" of exemptions to a...
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