Government transparency laws like the Freedom of Information Act exist to enforce the public’s right to inspect records so we can all figure out what the heck is being done in our name and with our tax dollars. But when a public agency ignores, breaks or twists the law, your recourse varies by jurisdiction. In […]
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Little Sunshine in Congress, State Legislature
“The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist they may retain control […]
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Humboldt County Fair Board Responds to Enterprise Settlement
Humboldt County Fair Association General Manager Richard Conway issued a statement today in response to questions about a legal settlement the association paid to the Ferndale Enterprise, covered in this week’s Journal. In his statement, Conway blames the HCFA’s failure last April to provide Titus with a document requested under the California Public Records Act […]
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UPDATED: Why is Eureka Being Squirrely About Handing over Public Records?
Editor’s Note: An update has been added at the end of this post. Well, this is awkward. You see, generally we at the Journal don’t talk much about our requests for documents made under the California Public Records Act. We just submit them and then write about the information we get back. That’s kind of […]