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(BCN) — San Jose is preparing to pay half a million dollars to San Jose Spotlight and the First Amendment Coalition, two organizations that prevailed in a public records lawsuit over the city. The San Jose City Council on Nov. 28 will consider a $500,000 payout to the organizations to cover attorneys’ fees and costs […]

There is a decades-old tradition of leaving messages, made of sticks or ice plant, on the 160-foot-high sand dune by the Sand City exit off Highway 1. The dune seems

When Susan Porter was pulled over and given a ticket for using her horn to support protesters, her first response was shock: "There's a law for that?"

The Sacramento Sheriff’s Office failed to release records for roughly 50 incidents in which deputies severely injured residents in the last five years.

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The City of Fresno is being sued by the ACLU Foundation of Northern California and the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) for allegedly holding secret budget negotiations in violation of the Brown Act, officials with the ACLU announced on Wednesday. The lawsuit asks the court to order Fresno to comply with the […]

For George Floyd protest records, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office has been slightly more transparent than the city’s police department.

CEO cites expediency and politics as reasons why her administration is proposing the move

A 2024 voter initiative is being created to plug loopholes in the landmark act, including long delays in providing information and agencies hiding behind claims they are exempt from giving up the information and records.

A 2024 voter initiative is being created to plug loopholes in the landmark act, including long delays in providing information and agencies hiding behind claims they are exempt from giving up the information and records.

A Rent Disclosure Ordinance, proposed by Ojai Mayor Betsy Stix to address what she refers to as a “problem” of the public not understanding the state legal definitions of “affordable”