Asked & Answered

Golden Gate Bridge suicide records Q: I recently made a request to the Golden Gate Bridge and Transportation District for copies of all incident reports from 2006 regarding suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge, attempted suicides, and interrupted suicides.  I had made a similar request for the records from 2004 a few years ago and was provided with the documents I requested. This time, however, the District responded that they had changed their policy and

Cities’ rights and the CPRA Q: My city of residence explains to me that THEIR version of the Public Records Act supersedes the state’s. The specific question I am asking is “who is the owner or a taxi cab company.”  This, to me, is not a life threatening problem. Are they allowed to with hold this information? Second, I read the code as saying that every entity must have a posting of the law someplace

Autopsies and CPRA Q: I need to verify the number of individuals in attendance at autopsies of CDC incarcerated persons in my county (for a parking/zoning issue).  Are autopsy attendance records of prisoners open?  How may they be obtained?  I don\’t feel I can ask for this info from the local M.E. (politics).  Is there another route? A: To the extent the identity of individuals who attend autopsies is reflected in written records, you may