“A city employee’s communications related to the conduct of public business do not cease to be public records just because they were sent or received using a personal account,” Corrigan wrote. “Sound public policy supports this result.”Advocates for public access have long complained that government officials were deliberately using private devices to shield their communications from public records requests. San Jose supplied some records in response to the request but said communications on private devices were not covered by the public records act. Lawyers for government agencies also complained that their workers’ privacy would be threatened if they had to disclose what they said on their personal devices. Caption Angels Flight to reopen Labor Day Angels Flight will reopen Labor Day.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 02, 2017 18:16 UTC