Open government expert Terry Francke says elected officials
sending and receiving emails and texts during public meetings is a
violation of the spirit of Brown Act.
A key element of county supervisors’ discussion on emails and
texts during public meetings should be their treatment as public
records.
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An attorney with a First Amendment advocacy group will send
letters to the cities demanding an end to ongoing email
destruction.
State First Amendment advocacy group vows to sue to stop the
routine destruction of emails by city officials.
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.
Recent Supreme Court ruling flies in the face of the state law, which exempts signers of referendums and recall efforts from the Open Records Act.
Advances in technology make it possible to inexpensively store records. Yet cities still choose to destroy old documents, mainly because officials want to protect themselves in the event of a lawsuit.
The one-year suspension of the Muslim Student Union at UC Irvine following the disruption of the Israeli ambassador’s speech raises two important First Amendment issues.
Voice of OC open government consultant weighs in on a recent Brown Act battle at Santa Ana City Hall.
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