Just a follow-up to Senate Bill To Close Loophole. I think if you take the time to find out the specifics of what the Bill was to be and the various amendments and the voting tally, you’ll learn who actually supports Open Government and who doesn’t.
From CBS13:
A bill approved in the state Senate would ban private companies who contract with the government from using confidentiality agreements to keep their dealings secret.
According to the California First Amendment Coalition’s Asked & Answered page they are.
This being said you need to look at an interesting twist on the question. Tracy City Counsel members have been using their personal computers and personal email accounts, so are their emails public records? Well to fully understand that you need to follow the case and see what happens.
Read more from CFAC.
Tracy Press v. City of Tracy
Memorandum of Points & Authorities
