From San Diego City Beat:
I love public records laws like a firefighter loves his ax. I love the heft of the federal Freedom of Information Act (or the California Public Records Act) when I slam it into the door of the establishment. And I love it when it gets sharpened.
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for April 19, 2013
From The Baltimore Sun:
The text messages were pinging to and from Gov. Martin O’Malley’s BlackBerry. It was the latter part of October, and Election Day was just around the corner.
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Read More… from Accidentally released text messages give peek at O’Malley discussions
From The Modesto Bee:
An attorney claims Modesto is violating the state's public records law because the city's computers automatically purge emails once they are 30 days old.
Sacramento attorney Kelly T. Smith filed papers Friday in Stanislaus County Superior Court, asking a judge to order the city to stop deleting emails and revise its policies to come into compliance with the California Public Records Act.
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Read More… from Lawyer targeting Modesto over policy of purging emails after 30 days
From First Amendment Coalition:
In a big victory for open government, a Superior Court judge in San Jose has ruled that the state’s Public Records Act applies to government officials’ emails and texts about government business–EVEN IF those messages are sent or received using the officials’ private email or text accounts, rather than accounts belonging to the government.
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Read More… from Peter Scheer: Judge plugs “private email” loophole in CA public records law
From The Washington Examiner:
SANTA FE — It may be Sunshine Week — a nationwide initiative focused on the importance of access to public documents and information — but New Mexico lawmakers are halfway toward adopting a resolution creating an exception for legislative emails.
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The House on Sunday voted 48-16 to pass House Concurrent Resolution 1, which proposes limits for releasing emails and other records.
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Read More… from New Mexico solons claim right to keep official emails private
From D.C. Open Government Coalition:
Celebrating Sunshine Week 2013, the D.C. Open Government Coalition will present its second annual “D.C. Open Government Summit” Wednesday, March 13.
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