Cities will be held accountable when they withhold or destroy pertinent information during a public records request, as a ...

The public can now search internal affairs documents and other police-misconduct records from nearly 700 California law enforcement agencies through a database created by UC Berkeley and Stanford ...

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 ...

In Chula Vista, even when public records have been retrieved, reviewed, redacted and released, they almost never remain public. That’s because Chula Vista officials do not publish the vast majority of ...

California Supreme Court Opens Door to Declaratory Relief in Public-Records Disputes The unanimous justices said the potential for declaratory relief, which can trigger fee awards, can encourage ...

The city of Paso Robles is suing its own councilmember in what may be a “first of its kind” lawsuit to compel Chris Bausch to comply with the California Public Records Act. In its frank and detailed ...

In City of Gilroy v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court on Jan. 15 unanimously ruled that governments must be held accountable even when records no longer exist -- but cities aren't required ...

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 ...