While California has stringent public record rules, officials have given themselves a big loophole by having government conversation on their own cell phones and personal emails.
Tag: public records lawsuit
Posted inGovernment
San Clemente City Councilwoman Sues City Over Access to Public Records
The suit comes after repeated requests by Councilwoman Laura Ferguson to have the city waive its confidentiality rights, which the council majority has refused to do.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
OC Approves New Policy to Immediately Destroy Public Records
The policy change comes after a judge found the county failed to cite a valid legal justification to destroy records before two years. ACLU lawyers say the new policy goes against the court ruling, while county officials say it’s entirely legal.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
OC Proposes New Policy to Destroy Public Records Before 2 Years
A new policy, up for approval Tuesday, comes on the heels of a court ruling and order this summer tossing out the county’s previous reason for destroying records before two years.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Despite Ruling, County Won’t Say If It Will Stop Immediately Destroying Public Records
OC officials may have found a way to continue to immediately destroy many public records of their government communications, despite a court ruling that it’s probably illegal to do so.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Judge Hears Arguments on Immediate Destruction of County Public Records
ACLU lawyers say the county has a host of illegal and unconstitutional policies and practices that stifle public information and debate. A judge now will decide if officials are breaking the law and whether to block their policies.
Posted inSan Clemente, Transportation
San Clemente Fights Toll Road Agency Over Public Records
San Clemente claimed the Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA), which manages toll roads in Orange County, illegally withheld public records, including payments totaling millions of dollars to lobbyists and public relation firms.
Posted inInvestigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Westminster
Allegations of Corruption by Former Westminster Police Chief Now Available in Vietnamese
Last month, hours before city hall closed for the holidays on Dec. 22, the city of Westminster released an explosive complaint written by its former police chief, Kevin Baker.
Posted inInvestigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Westminster
Corruption Rampant in Westminster, Former Police Chief Claims
Former police chief Kevin Baker, in a legal claim against the city obtained by Voice of OC through a public records lawsuit, compares corruption in Westminster to the city of Bell.
Posted inWestminster
Judge Rules Westminster Must Make Public Ex-Police Chief’s Claim Against the City
The city of Westminster must make public a legal claim against the city filed by former Police Chief Kevin Baker, according to a ruling issued late Wednesday afternoon by Judge Walter Schwarm, in response to a Voice of OC lawsuit.
