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@facoalition.bsky.socialA win for transparency! This week a judge ruled the City of El Monte must hand over secondary employment records of El Monte police officers who are employed outside the police force.
FAC represented Investigate L.A. in this public records act case. investigatela.org/2026/10/08/c...
@facoalition.bsky.socialThis Friday! San Diego journalists, the FAC team is headed your way for a day-long Watchdog Workshop. You'll hear from experts from @ProPublica.org, @inewsource.org, @daylightsdnews.bsky.social, Ballard Spahr LLP, and FAC!
@facoalition.bsky.socialBREAKING: FAC and @thefireorg.bsky.social sued the City of Los Angeles for its city council's ban on the c- and n-word during council meetings. This kind of censorship is a threat to everyone’s freedom of speech.” said FAC Legal Director David Loy. firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/fa...
@facoalition.bsky.socialFAC reminded Malfitano's lawyer that the subpoena is barred by California’s reporter shield law and the First Amendment. Ironically, as MCN's Sara Rubin noted, the paper’s reporting on Malfitano “is based not on secrets, but the public record."
@facoalition.bsky.socialThe lawyer for Monterey mayoral candidate Vince Malfitano issued a subpoena to a @MontereyCountyNow.com reporter demanding copies of communications about Malfitano with members of the public and Monterey City Council.
@facoalition.bsky.social@governor.ca.gov has signed SB 423, the Detention Facility Transparency Act!Authored by @senatorgonzalez.bsky.social and cosponsored by FAC and @immdefense.bsky.social, the new law will make public 911 calls from immigration detention centers. ⬇️
@facoalition.bsky.socialThank you @lapublicpress.bsky.social for including FAC in your midterm election research roundup! We also have this awesome, in-depth Reporter's Field Guide that goes deep on covering elections on Election Day! firstamendmentcoalition.org/handbook/rep...
@facoalition.bsky.socialA death in police custody is when government transparency isn't just necessary, it's urgent. "This is not about being anti-police. It’s about the public having the right to know,” says FAC Legal Director David Loy. buff.ly/AQ8Eg4X buff.ly/ecxDHpj
@facoalition.bsky.socialJournalists are working tirelessly to cover what's happening in immigration detention. Too often they face barriers to information that should be public. That’s why we need SB 423, a good public records bill. It's time for @governor.ca.gov sign it into law.
www.ocregister.com/2026/09/20/t...
@ginnylaroe.bsky.socialReposted by @facoalition.bsky.socialJournalists are working tirelessly to cover what's happening in immigration detention centers. Too often they face barriers to information that should be public. That’s why we need SB 423, a public records bill. It's time for Gov. Newsom to sign it into law.
www.ocregister.com/2026/09/20/t...
@facoalition.bsky.socialWe are calling on @governor.ca.gov to sign SB 423. See the op-ed written by @senatorgonzalez.bsky.social, the bill's author ⬇️
www.ocregister.com/2026/09/20/t...
@facoalition.bsky.socialEvery immigrant in detention in California is being held in a for-profit, privately run facility. California is behind many states when it comes to transparency requirements that would expose more about what’s occurring on the inside. We need action now.
@facoalition.bsky.socialFAC's @DavidLoy.bsky.social talked on @kpbssandiego.bsky.social about the White House's most recent media ban: "That is what tyrants do. That is what autocrats do. That is not what elected officials are allowed to do in the United States under the First Amendment." www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
@facoalition.bsky.socialTomorrow 5PM: FAC's Ginny LaRoe will join Angélica Salceda of @aclu-norcal.bsky.social, Marijke Rowland of The Modesto Focus, and Jim Boren of Fresno State for a panel discussion about the First Amendment and free expression. Free and open to the public! www.kvpr.org/community-ca...
@facoalition.bsky.socialSan Diego District Attorney @summerstephan.bsky.social has declined to bring charges against the police officer who shot Konoa Wilson. We've renewed our demand for the public records related to this tragic shooting.
@facoalition.bsky.socialWe agree! Thank you @senatorgonzalez.bsky.social for introducing this important transparency bill, and @johncusack.bsky.social for shedding light on this critical issue!
@facoalition.bsky.socialSloppy record-keeping, or something worse? @sfstandard.com reports SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's office seems to not be retaining the mayor's official correspondences, even while other officials and agencies have. It's a "red flag," says FAC's @DavidLoy.bsky.social sfstandard.com/2026/09/01/d...
@facoalition.bsky.social“I hope Governor Newsom signs because it really gives us a signal that he means business as it pertains to really pushing back against this Trump administration,” said @senatorgonzalez.bsky.social to @kqednews.kqed.org. www.kqed.org/news/1209804...
@facoalition.bsky.socialSB 423, authored by @senatorgonzalez.bsky.social, requires local agencies to disclose 911 calls and related records from detention facilities across the state. It now awaits signature by @governor.ca.gov Newsom. firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/de...
@senatorgonzalez.bsky.socialReposted by @facoalition.bsky.social📣 SB 423 is headed to the Governor’s desk! SB 423 will require public agencies to release records related to 911 calls from privately-run detention facilities.
