Bill Threatens CA Citizens' Rights to Public Documents

Bill Threatens CA Citizens' Rights to Public Documents

Sen. Ben Hueso wants to make it harder for you to find out how the government is spending your money.

For the past half-century, California state law has declared that the right to access information concerning government conduct is a “fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state.”

In 2004, this right was elevated to the state Constitution after receiving the support of more than 83 percent of voters.

Hueso's SB 615 would all but abolish that right.

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