City officials’ similar justifications for routinely destroying
emails show they are mimicking each other and not following the
law, First Amendment advocate says.
A sampling of cities’ email policies shows widespread
inconsistencies in retention rules. First Amendment advocates say
many cities are violating California’s Public Records Act.
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Recent cases illustrate the curious relationship our armed
services sometimes have with freedom of speech.
Unlike virtually every city across Orange County, Santa Ana
starts its regular meetings in closed session, leaving residents in
the dark as to when the public meetings even begin.
An election-year suggestion for those who seek public
office.
Documents from a series of City Council study sessions that
hammered out budget issues were buries in little-publicized
information packets called late communications.
Anaheim City Council just passed a new hotel room tax that means
millions for promoting tourism. But along with the money come open
government requirements that tourism execs seem clueless about.
Voice of OC open government consultant isn’t surprised by the state attorney general’s decision to leave the case alone.
The decline of the small town newspaper and holes in the state’s open government law left the door open for the enormous salaries of public officials in the Los Angeles County city. What now?
A coalition of civil rights groups and bar associations have come out against the school’s decision to suspend the Muslim Student Union from operating on the UC Irvine campus.
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