The Anaheim City Council minority members will now have a tougher time putting their policy proposals before the full Council after majority members decide they don’t want to hear minority-faction proposals more than once in any six-month period.
Tag: Terry Francke
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Transparency Questions Swirl Around County Auditor Controller Appointment
The handling of the appointment for a new Orange County Auditor Controller is raising concerns that county supervisors may have violated transparency laws.
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, Investigative, Top Stories
County Contracts Are Going Dark Under New Policy
Orange County supervisors are ending public disclosure of some taxpayer-funded contracts as they come up for approval, under a new policy adopted earlier this month. Similar changes have been adopted in LA County.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
County Asks Court to Let It Keep Deleting Texts About Government Business
County officials are trying “to circumvent California Supreme Court precedent regarding the preservation of text messages,” the ACLU told the court in response. County officials declined to respond to questions about their proposed order.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Francke: Sunshine Week, Your Right to Know
Terry Francke, the General Counsel for Cal Aware writes about Sunshine Week, an annual national celebration of America’s popular access to government records and information. Francke outlines how people can take action to make their communities more open, offering ten ways you can advance your rights to know, speak, write and publish about issues that matter—where you live.
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Supervisors Order Destruction of Campaign Money Enforcement Emails
Government emails and text messages about enforcement of Orange County’s campaign finance laws will be destroyed two years after they’re sent or received, under a policy county supervisors approved Tuesday.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice
Policeman Confronts Reporter For Taking Photos of Him Detaining Homeless Man
American courts have held the public and journalists have the right to film government officials, including police, carrying out official actions in public.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Irvine, Top Stories
Supervisors’ Vets Cemetery Policy Discussion Must Be Public, Experts Say
Orange County supervisors were planning to privately discuss Tuesday whether to explore using county-owned land for a veterans cemetery, but changed their agenda after Voice of OC questioned its legality.
