Q: Six months ago I filed a CPRA request to view my case file and receive the information which is to be provided to victims of crimes. I received files in which the “witness” names were redacted but no written notification as to why the names were redacted or what I might be able to do in order to see the names (the “witnesses” were people who had possession on my laptop as such they
Q: I’m involved in a research project on the history of the city in which I live. To ensure the accuracy of my research, I have requested general information from the police department on several criminal cases from the 1970s and ’80s. This information pertains to the who, what, when, where, etc. of the cases I’m researching. Based on my reading of Government Code Section 6254(f), the information I’m requesting is not investigatory in nature and
Q: I am trying to get investigative records from California’s Department of Consumer Affairs and the California Department of Justice for a complaint I am lodging against a former employer. How do I go about submitting such a request? A: Investigatory records maintained by a law enforcement agency are generally exempt from disclosure, Gov’t Code section 6254(f), so it may be that records you request from the Department of Justice do not have to be disclosed. Of course,
Q: At its last meeting, City Council members were told by the city attorney that the city no longer has to abide by some of the provisions of the Brown Act. He was citing the city’s ability to vote on an issue that was not on the agenda, telling them it was OK. Has the Brown Act been revised to include this change? A: I am not aware of any changes in the law that would allow
Q: My family and I have been protesting an event but now the promoter has placed an “order of protection” against us so that we cannot return. He wrote on his order that we are disruptive and that the police had to be called. The police were called but because we were peacefully picketing they said there was nothing they could do. We are currently waiting on court to fight this order. I was wondering if