The late Richard P. McKee, co-founder in 2004 and first President of Californians Aware, was honored by open government activists nationwide among four “Heroes of the 50 States” by the National Freedom of Information Coalition...
Read MoreEmelyn C. Rodriguez, a Sacramento attorney practicing in the law of politics and political reform, has been named executive director of Californians Aware (CalAware), a nonprofit organization supporting citizens’ access to...
Read MoreThe newest member of the board of directors of Californians Aware was last year appointed to the Redlands City Council after serving almost five years as editor of the Redlands Daily Facts, crowning an editing career in the...
Read MoreA bill that would allow judges to punish state and local agencies for willfully frustrating public access to government records is on the chopping block in the Assembly Appropriations Committee in Sacramento. As reported in a...
Read MoreVladimir G. Ivanovic, a veteran digital technology professional and school support activist, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Californians Aware and will also serve as its first Vice President for Digital...
Read MoreOPEN MEETINGS Judge agrees with LA Times, CalAware: Coliseum Commission repeatedly violated open meeting law PUBLIC RECORDS CalAware, Orange County online news center ask high court relief from county’s invited gag order OPEN...
Read MoreThe state Assembly is unlikely to appeal a Sacramento judge’s decision last week that its budgets for members’ offices are open to the public and not protected by exemptions from the Legislative Open Records Act,...
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