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Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. Sacramento drivers long accused peace ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The public can now search internal affairs documents and other police-misconduct records from nearly 700 California ...

The San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder’s office tested new vote counting machinery in a newly remodeled processing center on Oct. 2, 2024, as observers from the Grand Jury and the Republican Party ...

The California Department of Transportation on Monday indicated it would still need more time to process a Public Records Act request made by The Signal in October, and refused to respond to questions ...

The California Supreme Court held that the California Public Records Act (CPRA) authorizes declaratory relief—even after it is undisputed that a public agency has disclosed all existing responsive, ...

In 1969, the Legislature enacted the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, which designated the State Department of Developmental Services (Department) as responsible for providing ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The auditor of California’s High-Speed Rail Authority wants the power to keep certain records confidential, drawing ...

Cities will be held accountable when they withhold or destroy pertinent information during a public records request, as a result of a landmark California Supreme Court decision. In City of Gilroy v.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Assembly Bill 1178 would limit what public records are available about undercover police officers. An amendment ...

The letters lobbyists submit to the Legislature are public documents, but they are hidden from view. Two California lawmakers want to change that ...

A searchable database of public records concerning use of force and misconduct by California law enforcement officers — some 1.5 million pages from nearly 700 law enforcement agencies — is now ...