Asked & Answered

Drafts and Public Record Q: My city is reviewing and commenting on a Draft EIR for a large project they are undertaking. They have been getting drafts and commenting on it and then returning the comments to the consultant who presumably is editing the EIR in response to the comments. Are the Drafts of the EIR public records that I should be given access to and are the comments to the consultant public record too?

Public Record, and 911 Call Logs Q: We submitted a Public Records Request to the Police Department seeking a copy of their ‘Call for Service’ log, known also as the Daily Dispatch Log, Police Blotter or 911 Call Log.  They denied the request indicating that they don’t have this type of information, therefore are not required to compile such information.  We are seeking the Dates of Calls for Service, the respective incident numbers, time of

Police Call Logs and Public Records Q: Are police departments required to provide the “request for service” logs if asked for a specific date? For example, a call for disturbing the peace because of a noisy dog. I assume that gets logged into a database when it is dispatched. Are the addresses of the individuals in violation public information? I noticed some cities have websites that show this info and others don’t. A: The California