[sudo-law] Fwd: Legal case could kill key part of San Francisco sunshine law

From: Richard Knee <rak0408(a)EARTHLINK.NET> Date: March 10, 2014 at 4:49:23 PM PDT To: FOI-L(a)LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: Legal case could kill key part of San Francisco sunshine law Reply-To: Richard Knee <rak0408(a)EARTHLINK.NET> By Tim Redmond There’s a legal case making its way through the court system that could invalidate a critical part of the city’s landmark Sunshine Ordinance. The case, St. Croix v Superior Court, stems from a lawsuit sunshine activist Allen Grossman filed seeking copies of the communications the Ethics Commission had with the City Attorney’s Office over proposed changes to how the commission handles sunshine complaints. At issue is one of the trickier points of law: Does the long-sacred right of attorney-client privilege always trump the ability of the voters in a city to mandate the release of documents? [. . .] http://48hillsonline.org/2014/03/10/legal-case-could-invalidate-part-of-sfs…