The public records fees have been overturned, but the new records retention policy, if passed, will authorize county staff to destroy public documents after just six months.
Tag: California Public Records Act
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Editorial: Tell Mendocino County to rescind their unlawful public records fees
Our newsroom has been advocating against this ordinance since it passed
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Letter from the publisher: Mendocino County wins “worst” for government transparency (opinion)
County’s public records fee ordinance gets national recognition as anti-transparency legislation
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Sunshine Week: national award names Mendocino County one of America’s “worst in government transparency”
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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Free press advocates caution Mendocino County on new public records fee ordinance
The First Amendment Coalition sent a letter to County Counsel Christian Curtis calling the ordinance “unlawful on its face.”