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By CONOR FRIEDERSDORF The California State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2016. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)  For 50 years, California law has required government agencies to make most records available to the public upon request, in keeping with the notion that the […]

By The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board The California Public Records Act, passed in 1968, generally requires that most government agencies respond within 10 days to a request for public records. But at times, for decades, the intent and the letter of the law have been ignored. […]

  SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Assemblyman Vince Fong introduced a legislative package that would empower Californians to hold agencies accountable and ensure government transparency. The bill would allow the public to better interact with the government and currently stands in the Assembly Rules Committee where it […]

After tonight’s election, Assemblyman Fong was overwhelmingly re-elected to represent the residents of the 34th Assembly District.  He released the following statement.  “I am honored and humbled that the voters in the 34th Assembly District have entrusted me to represent our community in the State Legislature. This […]

BY JIM PATTERSON AND VINCE FONG October 15, 2018 12:00 PM By now, most California drivers know there’s a serious problem with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Many know what it feels like to spend hours in the grips of a failing state bureaucracy. But recent […]