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By Manny Otiko | California Black Media - A bill in California is being considered that would extend some of the changes to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act until Jan. 1, 2026, which allows remote meetings via teleconference without posting each official’s teleconference location; however, opponents believe it would lead to more government secrecy and turn state government boards and commissions into "faceless bureaucracies."

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."

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."

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."

The Shasta County, California, district attorney’s office said it is reviewing allegations by a local journalist that she was assaulted last month while attempting to cover a publicly-advertised meeting of