Asked & Answered

Employment documents of officials Q: Can I request under the Public Records Act the resume and application for employment of a school district Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent. I have an interest only in the prior employment history and will assume the private data (address etc). will be blocked out. My interpretation of 6254(c) is that prior work history is public record. A: Under section 6254(c) of the California Public Records Act, certain personnel files are

Documents relating to employment Q: I applied for a job with a public transit agency in California. I did not get the job and would like to know if my previous employer in another state gave me a negative reference. The agency has refused to give me this information (saying it is against their policy), though I believe it is my right to have access to it. My attorney believes this is covered by FOIA,

Requesting electronic trial court records Q: I am trying to access a criminal court’s calendar for a 3 month period of time in 2004. Is there is a different public records request when trying to access information from the courts? A: Pursuant to the California Rules of Court regarding public access to electronic trial court records, you can request bulk distribution of a California Superior Court’s electronic calendar, register of actions, and index for criminal

Emails as public records Q: To what extent is email correspondence a public record? Is the correspondence between two School District Directors on a particular subject recoverable even when the equivalent conversation via telephone would not be? A: E-mails are “public records” as defined by the California Public Records Act. Government Code section 6252(e) defines “public records” as follows:”Public records” includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned,