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Press Democrat: Sonoma County officials' texts are public records
Original: PD Editorial: Texts about Sonoma County business belong to the public, not the trash folder
The Press Democrat published an editorial arguing that text messages sent or received by Sonoma County officials about county business are public records under California law and must be preserved and disclosed, not deleted. The paper's position is that officials cannot treat official communications on personal devices as disposable, and that transparency requires retaining them for public inspection.
Why now: The editorial follows concerns that county officials have been deleting or withholding text messages about public business.
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- PD Editorial: Texts about Sonoma County business belong to the public, not the trash folder · The Press Democrat
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