City of Berkeley missing from state salary database due to ‘non-compliant’ report
Berkeley is among nine cities in California that filed “non-compliant” reports with the state for 2018.
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Why does Alameda County charge up to $1 a page to view court records online?
The Alameda County Superior Court system charges $1 a page, dropping to 50 cents each after five pages, to view court filings. Berkeleyside filed a Public Records Act request to learn more about why that is.
Berkeley changes city policy on release of police records after Berkeleyside, ACLU lawsuit
In a closed session Thursday, the City Council decided that a new police transparency law should apply to records pre-dating Jan. 1, 2019, when the law came into effect.
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Update: Berkeley says police records bill applies to all existing records after Berkeleyside, ACLU lawsuit
City Council voted in closed session Thursday that SB 1421 should apply “to existing [police] records pre-dating Jan. 1, 2019.” This followed a lawsuit filed by Berkeleyside and ACLU NorCal over application of the bill.
Berkeley says it has no records to share under new police transparency law
The city of Berkeley says it has no records of sexual assault or dishonesty-related police misconduct from the past five years and does not have to release use-of-force records from incidents before 2019.
Update: Council says police can’t name non-violent arrestees on social media during protests
A council majority approved a slightly revised version of the mayor’s proposal on arrest information at the end of Tuesday night’s meeting.
Council members, mayor seek to limit release of arrest information to the public
Two council members and the mayor are asking the city to limit the amount and type of arrest information released to the public. First Amendment experts say it’s a slippery slope.
