Transparency on Trial: The Costs and Benefits of Open Government

October 26, 2007, San Francisco, California.

Program Materials

• California Public Records Act

• The Ralph M. Brown Act

Morning Session: The Costs and Benefits of Open Government

• Mark Fenster, Jacksonville's Sunshine Scandal

• Summary of Sunshine Ordinances (forthcoming)

Afternoon Session: On the Cutting Edge of Public Records

• Proposition 59 (2004)

• Assembly Bill 1393 (2007)

• Governor Schwarzenegger's AB 1393 veto message (2007)

• International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21, AFL-CIO et al. v. The Superior Court of Alameda County (Contra Costa Newspapers) (2007)

• BRV, Inc. v. Superior Court (2006)

• The Copley Press, Inc. v. The Superior Court of San Diego (2006)

• Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training v. The Superior Court of Sacramento County (Los Angeles Times) (2007)

• Michaelis, Montanari & Johnson v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles Department of Airports) (2007)

• Times Mirror Company v. The Superior Court of Sacramento County (1991)