First Amendment Coalition – California Globe

Sacramento’s Newest Trick: Making You Pay to Watch Them

June 26, 2026 7:11 amJune 26, 2026 7:11 am

The California Public Records Act turns 58 this year. It was born from a simple premise: the government works for the people, and the people have a right to see what their government is doing. For nearly six decades, that...

Democrats’ Bill Would Let Officials Charge Thousands and Sue Citizens for Requesting Public Records

June 19, 2026 11:44 amJune 19, 2026 12:04 pm

A controversial bill advancing through the California Legislature would dramatically restrict public access to government records, allowing agencies to delay responses, impose high hourly fees, and even sue requesters they label as “malicious.” Assembly Bill 1821, authored by Assemblymember Blanca...

FCC Announces Investigation Into San Francisco KCBS Broadcast Giving Location Of ICE Agents

February 7, 2025 2:30 pmFebruary 7, 2025 2:30 pm

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr announced Thursday that they are currently investigating KCBS 740 AM, the radio station in San Francisco which revealed live on air the locations in and around San Jose where undercover ICE vehicles and agents...

Los Angeles Deputy DAs Sue Their Boss Gascon – Again

February 6, 2024 3:20 amFebruary 6, 2024 3:21 am

The Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA) of Los Angeles have sued their boss George Gascon again, this time charging him with brazenly refusing to turn over what should be public records. In refusing a number of separate requests, Gascon...

City Of Fresno, Fresno City Council Sued Over Alleged Brown Act Violations

November 18, 2023 2:32 amNovember 18, 2023 2:33 am

The ACLU of Northern California and First Amendment Coalition filed a lawsuit against the City of Fresno and the Fresno City Council earlier this week over alleged violations of the Brown Act. According to the ACLU of Northern California V....

LA Public Health Chief Barbara Ferrer Grilled in Court for On-Going ‘Twitter Files’ Censorship Scandal’

May 9, 2023 3:30 amMay 9, 2023 5:42 pm

Last Wednesday, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health chief Barbara Ferrer was in a conference room with her two tax-payer funded lawyers for her deposition in the Alliance of Los Angeles County Parents lawsuit filed against the county over numerous...

Public Health? Who Knows? Public Comments? Absolutely Not!

March 20, 2023 2:38 amMarch 20, 2023 2:39 am

The public may not be able to comment on any Los Angeles Department of Public Health social media site, but they can find an herbal remedy that claims to cure herpes, AIDS, cancer, and warts – all in one bottle!...