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 coalition of journalists, data scientists and civil rights advocates on Monday unveiled a first-of-its-kind database of internal California police files, allowing public access to nearly 1.5 million ...

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. Sacramento drivers long accused peace ...

At a moment in our country’s history when transparency is more vital than ever, a California legislator wants to make it harder for the public to get information from their government. A bill ...

On Jan. 15, the California Supreme Court clarified in City of Gilroy v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County the relief available under, and the duties imposed by, the California Public Records Act.

Shortly after midnight on Jan. 1, 2019, a handful of California news organizations combined forces to do something exciting. At the exact moment a new transparency law took effect in the state, dozens ...

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 ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California's hazardous waste regulator added hundreds of pages of federal road accident reports to a rulemaking record ...

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. At a moment in our country’s history when transparency is more vital than ever, a California legislator wants to ...

Cities will be held accountable when they withhold or destroy pertinent information during a public records request, as a result of a landmark California Supreme Court decision. In City of Gilroy v.

The San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder’s office tested new vote counting machinery in a newly remodeled processing center on Oct. 2, 2024, as observers from the Grand Jury and the Republican Party ...