Peralta board to question records-law violation
October 1, 2008: Trustees with the Peralta Community College District plan to grill administrators over their failure to comply with state public-record laws.
The board will hold a closed session to consider punishing employees who failed to respond to a Sept. 18 MediaNews records request before a Sept. 28 deadline, said Cy Gulassa, the board's president. Late Wednesday, the district responded to the request for information on possible financial wrongdoing; it declined to release the records. Read the full article here.
Atherton: Ex-official seeks records on candidate, councilman, staff
October 1, 2008: Atherton's former finance director John Johns is seeking an array of e-mails, memos and other documents in three California Public Records Act requests.
A the end of September, Mr. Johns filed requests for records on City Council candidate Elizabeth Lewis' home construction project, police department expense accounts, Councilman Charles Marsala's investigation of Mr. Johns, and all communications between the former police chief, former interim city manager, and two other town staffers — among other things. Read the full article here.
Idyllwild Fire Protection District can’t find audits
September 25, 2008: The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) cannot provide copies of its audits for the past five fiscal years. Although Chief Steve Kunkle says the audits for years 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 have been completed, none of the district officials has a copy that can be reviewed or photocopied. Read the full article here.
San Bernardino County funneling public records requests through unions
September 22, 2008: San Bernardino County has a new protocol when dealing with public records requests from the media seeking information on its employees: give the two unions representing the employees a heads-up before releasing the information.
In December 2007, The Sun and Daily Bulletin published the names, positions and salaries of every county employee on its Web site, triggering an outcry from County Administrative Officer Mark Uffer and the two unions that represent county employees, the San Bernardino Public Employees Association (SBPEA) and the San Bernardino County Safety Employees Benefit Association (SEBA). Read the full article here.
Voter activist group finds fault with June election
September 15, 2008: A voter activist group has released a report detailing allegations that the county elections office failed to follow numerous procedures in the June election.
The group, Save R Vote, contends numerous problems that appeared to violate state law, certification requirements and office policies were found in its examination of records provided by the county Registrar of Voters through the California Public Records Act. Read the full article here.
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