From Hews Media Group-Community News:
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Tag: California Brown Act
Access 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 Information Act to deliberate and take official actions in public view.
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California transparency and open government movement finds its roots in Brown Act
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 directors reneged behind closed doors at the last minute, tanking the entire negotiation.
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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 guide from the state's premier open government resource center.
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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for March 1, 2013
NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for February 8, 2013
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Scotts Valley (Cal.) police launch public records tracking program
NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for January 4, 2013
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.
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San 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.
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