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The Bay Area News Group, which first launched its public employee salaries database last year, has updated the site with data for 2010.

The Sacramento Bee’s recently updated state leader gift database contains data on nearly 82,000 gifts from registered lobbying entities valued at approximately $4 million. The database, which covers the last 10 years, is searchable by corporations/interest groups that lobby or the name of the gift recipient.

This week, the Center for Public Integrity launched a beta version of a new investigative journalism web site called iWatch News.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission launched the SaferProducts.gov portal for complaints and recalls related to the 15,000 types of consumer goods it oversees.

The Art of Access public records blog emphasizes strategies for gaining access to records. The blog is targeted toward journalists that write document-based stories, but its resources are relevant to any member of the general public with an interest in public records.