‘A big victory’ on transparency: Ex-San Jose mayor and city violated the law, judge rules

FORMER SAN JOSE MAYOR Sam Liccardo and the city violated state transparency laws by failing to prove they adequately searched his private texts and emails for public records, a judge has ruled.

In response to a lawsuit from this news organization and the First Amendment Coalition, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Kuhnle wrote in an Aug. 29 order that Liccardo failed to provide details about how he attempted to locate public records at the center of the case.