ABSTRACT: In a
letter dated March 22, 2020 from Carolyn M. Coleman Executive Director, League of California Cities, to The Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor, Coleman requests that Newsom “t
ake immediate action to pause certain statutory requirements, so that cities can devote the resources necessary to protect the health and safety of all Californians” including “
Requested Relief” for Review and Approval of Development Projects, Housing Elements, California Environmental Quality Act, Transportation Funding, Public Records Act, Political Reform Act - Form 700, California Government Claims Act, Solar Permits, Wireless Telecommunication Facilities, Financial Reports and Police Department Registration. Regarding the Public Records Act,
Relief Requested: State that the phrase “unusual circumstances” found in Section 6253(c) includes the State of Emergency. Suspend the provision of Government Code 6253(c) that limits the extension to respond to 14 days for all Public Records Act requests other than those for records created during, and relating to, the State of Emergency. In
response, David Synder, Executive Director, First Amendment Coalition, stated “
I don’t think it’s necessary for the governor to do this,” “If the governor were to do this, it would open the door to further abuses of the Public Records Act by agencies." “There could — and I think likely would — be a massive."
REFERENCES:
California Cities Want Public Records Act Suspended
donal brown April 1, 2020
California cities ask Newsom to suspend public records deadlines due to coronavirus
By Aaron Leathley
03/28/2020 03:26 PM EDT
California cities want transparency rules waived in pandemic
By Juliet Williams | AP
April 1, 2020 at 1:07 AM EDT
https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/132-Organizations-Sign-Statement-on-Government-Coronavirus-Emergency-Transparency-and-Public-Access.pdf
132 Organizations Sign Statement on Government Coronavirus Emergency Transparency and Public Access
March 20, 2020
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