It is going to be much easier for governments to hide their affairs from the public, if the legal standard put forth in a just-issued Sacramento County court ruling is upheld. Last […]
Court ruling threatens to gut California’s public records law
Amid allegations of misconduct and retaliations, charter school now faces CPRA lawsuit
Already rife with scandal and dysfunction that led to three board members resigning in protest last month, a public charter school in Siskiyou County is now facing a lawsuit for refusing to […]
Los Angeles school sued for public records law violation
The Charter Oak Unified School District is unlawfully refusing to disclose records documenting the names and wages of its employees, a just-filed lawsuit alleges. Today, the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) filed […]
Santa Maria-Bonita School District sued for “deliberate, bad faith” violation of state’s public records law
Santa Maria-Bonita school officials are unlawfully hiding information about how the school spends taxpayer dollars, according to a just-filed public records lawsuit. Today, the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) filed a lawsuit […]
CalPERS sued for withholding complete pension data
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is unlawfully withholding information necessary to help safeguard the system from waste, fraud and abuse, a just-filed lawsuit alleges. The problem of disability fraud has […]
Lack of penalties allows San Diego Unified to disregard state’s public records law
As long as government employees are free to violate the state’s public records law with impunity, Californians will continue to be denied the fully transparent government promised to them under state law. […]
Public records lawsuit filed against Los Angeles government
Today, the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the Los Angeles County West Vector Control District for refusing to comply with the California […]
