FAC

Q: I asked the Police Department if a police officer was on administrative leave after being arrested for felony animal cruelty. They said he was still an employee, but wouldn’t say if he was on leave or not. Are they allowed to do that? A: It is unfortunate that the police department will not answer your very basic question relating to the status of its officer.  From a public relations perspective, it would seem that an

Q:  As a Business Improvement District, we are an agency of our local gov’t and subject to PRAs. I have submitted countless reports, minutes/agendas, financials and even a record of one full year of emails. Now I have been asked to submit the email database I have developed for communicating with my business members. I am not comfortable giving this database to the public. While I have no problem disclosing my email correspondence, I do not

Q: The state university where I worked has held confidential meetings of a management committee for a program operated under an agreement with the county. There was never an agenda, minutes, notices of meetings or officers. For the past four years. They threatened to fire me if anything at these meetings was divulged, and now they have eliminated my position. A: It is not clear whether California’s open meeting laws would apply to the situation you describe.  If