Comments on: Reading the Tea Leaves http://blogshine.org/blog/2005/03/09/reading-the-tea-leaves/ March 13, 2005 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:34:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: don@saklad.org http://blogshine.org/blog/2005/03/09/reading-the-tea-leaves/#comment-5 don@saklad.org Thu, 10 Mar 2005 05:32:48 +0000 http://blogshine.org/blog/2005/03/09/reading-the-tea-leaves/#comment-5 Our Boston Public Library Reference Desk Departments censor their very own public archival records of our BPL. Like any municipal department annual reports, minutes of the board and other public documentation should be available. But BPLusers, BPL staff and BPL unions advocates are refused access at BPL Reference Desk Departments. Illegally, a public records appeal to the BPL administrative officer is required that delays access. Requiring a public records appeal to see a public document is illegal in Massachusetts. In general, Boston City Hall censors departmental public records. Even Boston City Council censors minutes of public meetings. And Boston City Clerk and Assistant City Clerks censor public records of the City Clerks office. City beat journalist are cowed, ingratiated so that they do not emphasize comment on the problematical difficulties to obtain public information at City Hall. Our Boston Public Library Reference Desk Departments censor their very own public archival records of our BPL. Like any municipal department annual reports, minutes of the board and other public documentation should be available.

But BPLusers, BPL staff and BPL unions advocates are refused access at BPL Reference Desk Departments. Illegally, a public records appeal to the BPL administrative officer is required that delays access. Requiring a public records appeal to see a public document is illegal in Massachusetts.

In general, Boston City Hall censors departmental public records. Even Boston City Council censors minutes of public meetings. And Boston City Clerk and Assistant City Clerks censor public records of the City Clerks office.

City beat journalist are cowed, ingratiated so that they do not emphasize comment on the problematical difficulties to obtain public information at City Hall.

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