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A&A:City says building plans can be viewed but not copied

FAC September 19, 2012

Q: The city attorney is citing the Health and Safety Code Section 19851 to support the city’s denial of copying building plans submitted to the city and on the planning commission agenda and council agenda but not yet approved. He says that until building plans are approved, they are the architect’s property and can be viewed, but cannot be copied. Is this the common interpretation of Health and Safety Code Section 19851 We had wanted

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A&A: Can I use public records to find out why I was denied unemployment benefits?

FAC June 8, 2012

Q: I received a Notice of Determination from Employment Development Department (EDD) stating that I had I refused a Job…and under Code 1257B will be denied U/I benefits for 10 week…” I believe that EDD was supplied with false information by a previous employer simply for relation and or harassment do to a previous administrative law appeal that I won awarding me unemployment benefits over the objections of my employer. Point being, that I’d like access

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A&A: As a retired public employee, can I access my payroll records using the CPRA?

FAC May 15, 2012

Q:  I am a retired public employee and I’m being taken to small claims for an alleged overpayment that supposedly happened in 2008. I need to try to get copies of my payroll for 2008. If those are still around, can I access those? How would I do it? A: The California Public Records Act, Cal. Govt.. Code sections 6250 et seq., provides that all records of state and local agencies be open to the

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A&A: Denied access to file detailing code violations

FAC December 26, 2011

Q: The city department of Code Enforcement wants to fine me $2500 per day up to $100,000 for code violations at my resident. When I made a public record request to see the evidence that the City’s has gathered on my property, it was denied stating that the case is still open and considered an active investigation. This matter has gone over a year now. No proof or evidence will be provided, but they are

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A&A: Can public access city’s internal investigation report?

FAC October 27, 2011

Q: Can an internal investigation conducted by a city be obtained by an individual. The essence of the investigation is the purchase of equipment from a company and paying twice the amount quoted by another company for the same exact equipment. The difference in price was $25,000. The copy of the outcome of the investigation has been requested but denied twice because the city says it is an internal investigation and is not available to

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