Cal. Gov. Code § 7921.000 : CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE — GENERAL — ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS — DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY — RIGHT OF ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS — Access to information a fundamental and necessary right TEXT PDF In enacting this division, the Legislature, mindful of the right of individuals to privacy, finds and declares that access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state. Ca. Gov. Code § 7921.000 Added by Stats 2021 ch 614 (AB 473),s 2, eff. 1/1/2022.