2016-11-11T16:18:26-06:00 2015-12-31 680037990 GILBERT ASSOCIATES INC 2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95833 990 2015-01-01 330308483 FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION FIRS 4154605060 534 FOURTH STREET NO B SAN RAFAEL CA 94901 PETER SCHEER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4154605060 2016-11-11 1 LINDA D GEERY P00364484 9166466464 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z PETER SCHEER 534 FOURTH STREET NO B SAN RAFAEL CA 94901 444283 0 X WWW.CFAC.ORG X 1988 CA DEDICATED TO ADVANCING FREE SPEECH, GOVT. ACCOUNTABILITY & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC AFFAIRS 24 24 2 13 0 0 597760 433691 0 0 20689 9415 5077 1177 623526 444283 0 0 0 0 182244 202878 45990 74650 74650 144949 132226 373183 409754 250343 34529 673608 698069 0 0 673608 698069 X THE FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION (FAC) IS AN AWARD-WINNING, NONPROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING FREEDOM OF SPEECH, MORE OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC AFFAIRS. THESE ATTRIBUTES, WE BELIEVE, ARE THE OXYGEN OF DEMOCRATIC SELF-GOVERNMENT. FOUNDED IN 1988, FAC ACTS LOCALLY, STATEWIDE AND NATIONALLY. 0 0 261709 IN 2015 FAC ACHIEVED THESE IMPORTANT VICTORIES FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW: 2015 FAC FREE SPEECH & OPEN GOVERNMENT AWARD: HONORING THE ADVANCEMENT OF GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY, THE 2015 FOI AWARD WINNERS ARE: MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS YEARS-LONG EFFORT TO UNEARTH PUBLIC RECORDS, CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND PRODUCE AN AMBITIOUS SERIES OUTLINING THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY OF A SEXUAL ABUSE CASE INVOLVING THE MONTEREY DIOCESE. AND CITIZEN ACTIVIST BILL BRANCH WHO BECAME A CITIZEN ACTIVIST IN 2011 WHEN THE LOCAL FIRE CHIEF RAN A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN FOR THE LOOMIS, CA TOWN COUNCIL. BRANCH BELIEVED THIS DOUBLE DUTY PRESENTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, BEGAN TO ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS AND REQUEST CONTRACTS AND OTHER PUBLIC DOCUMENTS THAT HELPED BRING TO LIGHT A PENSION DOUBLE-DIPPING SCHEME.STRATIGIC LITIGATION: A FAC LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FBI RESULTED IN RELEASE OF HUNDREDS OF RECORDS ABOUT A SECRET CELL PHONE SURVEILLANCE DEVICE CALLED THE "STINGRAY." THE RECORDS SHOWED POLICE HAD FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE STINGRAY WHEN OBTAINING SEARCH WARRANTS; THEY HAD ALSO FAILED TO NOTIFY DEFENSE COUNSEL ABOUT EVIDENCE GENERATED BY THE STINGRAY. FAC FORCED SONOMA COUNTY TO MAKE PUBLIC CONTRACTS WITH PROMOTERS OF THE SUPER BOWL DESPITE A CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE COMMITTING THE COUNTY TO KEEP THE CONTRACTS SECRET. THE COUNTY HAD CLAIMED, IN DENYING ACCESS, THAT THE RECORDS WERE FULL OF TRADE SECRETS. HOWEVER, ONCE THE DOCUMENTS WERE OPENED AS A RESULT OF THE LAWSUIT, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THEY CONTAINED NO TRADE SECRETS AT ALL. AND FAC CONTINUED ITS LEGAL BATTLE WITH THE STATE BAR TO COMPEL RELEASE OF DATA RELEVANT TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH ON USE OF RACIAL PREFERENCES IN UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS POLICIES. "PULLING BACK THE BLUE CURTAIN: POLICE, PRIVACY AND PUBLIC ACCESS" - IN RESPONSE TO THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT, FAC CONDUCTED A SERIES OF PUBLIC FORUMS FOCUSING ON VIDEOS OF POLICE SHOOTINGS, POLICE BODY CAM RECORDINGS AND THE SECRECY SURROUNDING INVESTIGATIONS OF ALLEGED POLICE MISCONDUCT. FORUMS FEATURING DEBATES BETWEEN POLICE ADVOCATES AND ACCESS PROFESSIONALS WERE HELD BEFORE LIVE AUDIENCES IN IRVINE, PASADENA, SAN FRANCISCO AND CHICO (AND ALSO LIVE STREAMED OVER THE INTERNET). FAC'S MODEL EMAIL POLICY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS A THREE-POINT POLICY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS' MANAGEMENT OF THEIR EMAIL, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SIMPLICITY AND PRACTICALITY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF ACCESSING PUBLIC RECORDS ON GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL'S PRIVATE GMAIL OR YAHOO ACCOUNT. IT IS JUST TOO DIFFICULT, SAY LAWYERS REPRESENTING MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL AGENCIES. LEGAL HOTLINE SERVICEIN 2015, MORE THAN A THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS -- JOURNALISTS, BLOGGERS, ACTIVISTS, STUDENTS AND ORDINARY CITIZENS -- RECEIVE ANSWERS TO THEIR LEGAL QUESTIONS ABOUT ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS AND MEETINGS, THE FIRST AMENDMENT, COPYRIGHT AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. THE HOTLINE IS STAFFED BY LAWYERS WHO PROVIDE THE SERVICE FOR FAC ON A REDUCED FEE BASIS. EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES OFFERED FREE ON OUR WEBSITE, FIRSTAMENDMENTCOALITION.ORG AND DISTRIBUTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 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THE APPOINTING ORGANIZATIONS ARE NON PROFIT JOURNALISM/MEDIA GROUPS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN FAC'S FOUNDING (IN 1988), BUT NO LONGER PLAY ANY ROLE IN FAC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES ARE NOT OF A KIND THAT ARE LIKELY TO GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. HOWEVER, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND THE KEY EMPLOYEE ARE EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHENEVER THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DATA CONSIDERED COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS TO A LIMITED EXTENT. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2012. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.