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CalAware-supported bill adds teeth to Brown Act protection for citizens’ right to comment at local government meetings

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CalAware-sponsored proposal would put charter amendment on San Diego’s June ballot requiring fact-based reasons for secrecy

WHISTLEBLOWERS

The Dreyfus Affair’s unsung whistleblower, whose fate set the pattern for leaks threatening a national security elite

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Appeals court setting precedent for federal courts in California rules bloggers can’t be sued for libel without proof of fault

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Monterey Supervisors’ use of frequent “performance evaluation” closed sessions to direct policy moves will get D.A.’s scrutiny