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Fresno police used a Taser on the man at least 10 times including in the groin area where his skin was burned

SOON AFTER BEING BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL IN FEBRUARY, Erick Stewart struck up a friendship with fellow inmate James Hall. The angle of their respective cells meant that they

Labor and the fast food industry announce an agreement, but there’s no deal at the California Legislature on homeowners’ insurance.

Faced with growing calls for the public release of police disciplinary records, lawmakers in almost every state have grappled with how to balance revealing law enforcement misdeeds and protecting …

The Monterey County Weekly’s editorial staff spends a lot of time attending public meetings. There are city councils, planning commissions, zoning administrator hearings, architectural review boards and more. A combination

As a journalist, I am frustrated that I was unable to receive these documents in a timely manner to write a relevant article.

An open government attorney says "the intentional destruction of records relating to the conduct of public business is not only a violation of the law, but may also be criminal."

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and the city violated state transparency laws by failing to prove they adequately searched his private texts and emails for public records, a judge has ruled.

Sara Rubin here, noting that the Weekly’s editorial staff spends a lot of time attending public meetings. There are city councils, planning commissions, zoning administrator hearings, architectural review boards and

The state Supreme Court will not review a ruling about the release of autopsy reports for victims of the Borderline mass shooting.