Public records aren’t nuisance for government, they are essence of democracy

The San Mateo County civil grand jury invoked the words of Madison in a report issued last week with a title that itself sounded like something out of the 19th century: “A Delicate Balance between Knowledge and Power: Government Transparency and the Public’s Right to Know.” The grand jury was making a case — albeit an extraordinarily qualified one — for more robust policies and procedures surrounding California Public Records Act requests.

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