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    CPRA

    When government outsources program are documents public?

    […] by going to the website of their red light camera vendor, selecting the report from an on-screen menu of report types, then selecting the intersection to be covered by the report, and entering the beginning and ending dates of the period of interest (the "parameters"). The database program prepares the report immediately. I have […]

    October 10, 2011

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    CPRA

    Is the list of employees taking voluntary buyouts a public document?

    […] than a few names (for people I might quote), but if the document is public, I shouldn’t have to make such a promise. The hospital is owned by district residents who pay the hospital an assessment through their property taxes --it's about 1 percent of the hospital's budget. They have a publicly elected board […]

    August 27, 2010

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    CPRA

    Council-elect make decisions, but claim documents are not public

    […] to incorporate. Voters approved incorporation and also elected a five-member council.  A committee has been formed to raise private funds to put on a celebration on mark the historic occasion. Two elected members of the city council-elect (who will not be sworn in until the day of the celebration) serve on this committee. My […]

    October 21, 2010

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    CPRA

    Are the applications for state professional licenses public?

    I am a researcher for a state government agency.  For a current project, I hoped to access the applications for state professional licenses submitted by engineers. I say the records are public. Our lawyer said no.  Help!

    August 16, 2011

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    CPRA

    Does the CPRA cover CA Energy Commission applicants?

    Tricky CPRA question regarding photos taken during a study undertaken by an an applicant for a California Energy Commission license. The company submitted a report, but CEC staff had many questions, and wanted photos, notes, data from the study, and to speak with the biologist who conducted it; staff requested a subpoena for the […]

    May 4, 2013

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    CPRA

    Covered CA contracts exempt from PRA

    […] exchange are exempt from PRA. Seems like some shady stuff is going on there. Here's their legal response: We cannot release the proposal or the scorecards, as they are exempt from disclosure under California Government Code 100508. We can release the final contract, if you would like. Please let us know what we can do.

    June 2, 2016

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    CPRA

    Request for advisory committee’s documents denied

    I want to get copies of documents from a local planning group (elected advisory body under the City's Dept. of Planning and Land Use). The chair of the committee has sent members an email  explaining that they should each bring the documents they possess for me to read while the meeting is in session, […]

    August 3, 2011