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A&A: Journalist Access to Tenants, Private Communities

FAC June 14, 2009

Q: The manager of an apartment complex where a murder has occurred wants to deny our reporters access to tenants. We want to knock on doors and ask renters if they will be interviewed. Can he prevent us from doing this? Is there a citation? A: It has long been the law in California that it is the person who actually occupies the premises, rather than the owner or property manager, who has the right

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A&A: Student ID Tags

FAC June 14, 2009

Q: I have a freshman and a senior student at the public High School. For approx. the last two years the district has required them to wear ID Tags around their necks at all times while on campus. While I realize that the district is doing this for safety issues I do not agree with the process in which it is enforced. Recently, our senior son went to the office to obtain a “change of

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Public Records Non-Compliance, Filing Suit, and Non-Response

FAC June 14, 2009

Q: What can I do if  a county office of education doesn’t respond to a CPRA request?  When I file an official request with the county superintendent of schools in his/her capacity as the secretary to the county board of education (with copies to each county board member) I frequently receive no answer. What recourse do I have? I have requested the district attorney to help, but he doesn’t even answer. I do not have the money

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A&A: Is a contracted City Attorney a city employee?

FAC June 13, 2009

Is a contracted City Attorney a city employee? Q: Are contracted City Attorneys considered city employees? I’m asking because the city I cover has scheduled a closed-session meeting to review the job performance of its City Attorney. This comes at a time when a few council members want to replace the current attorney, who charges $130 per hour, with a full-time, in-house attorney that would cost more. If the City Attorney technically is not a

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A&A: Circumstances for closed meetings

FAC June 13, 2009

Circumstances for closed meetings Q: For what reasons can a legislative body have a closed meeting? A: Meetings of any “legislative body” of a “local agency” as those terms are defined in California Government Code sections 54592 and 549451, respectively, may hold closed sessions for the following reasons: —To discuss and decide whether an applicant for a license or license renewal who has a criminal record is sufficiently rehabilitated to obtain the license (Gov’t Code

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