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    CPRA

    CPRA for personal medical record

    I recently submitted a CPRA request inquiring about my personal medical record. The CPRA was accepted but certain information that I requested was forwarded to several medical departments, requiring their consent to disclose. If a document is not responded to through a CPRA, what are my further options, or entitlements (preceding an expensive court action)?

    April 20, 2016

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    CPRA

    CPRA request for animal shelter euthanasia log redact staff members names

    California animal shelters use sodium pentobarbital to perform euthanasia on shelter animals by lethal injection. Sodium pentobarbital is a Class 3 controlled substance, and consequently, its use is regulated by state and federal law. Shelters are required to keep a log of euthanasia performed in order to keep track of the usage of the […]

    December 12, 2015

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    Newsgathering

    Tape recording public gatherings and attendee rights

    […] being bullied by this resident who was taping. Do residents have the legal right to ask this woman not to tape the meeting or tape their conversations, questions or comments at the meeting? Does the person taping require permission from residents, those residents who are in attendance and wish to speak openly, to tape […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Destruction of Public Records

    […] be immediately destroyed concurrent with the vote to stop recording future sessions. Aside from the obvious Brown Act violation in that it wasn't agendized, do you know the rules on retention and destruction of government records and, specifically, the limits on destroying tapes of closed sessions (These are the only existing records of these sessions).

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Incomplete labor exemption codes within School District closed session agenda

    […] corrected for a closed session in our School District. The full exemption code is 54957.6(a), however they continue to list only 54957, leaving out the .6(a) portion. I believe accuracy would be better for transparency, and I want it to be legal as well. How can I ensure the school district employs the complete exemption code?

    March 24, 2016

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    CPRA

    Details of Preliminary Lawsuit Settlements

    […] MTA agreed to sell some surplus property to the City for a park project, on the condition that the city approve a supplemental use district allowing four new Clear Channel billboards to be erected on another MTA property alongside one of the city's freeways.  According to materials filed in support of the supplemental use […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Trouble obtaining arrest records and mugshots

    We are attempting to obtain arrest logs and mugshots or the booking photos associated with each arrest from local police jurisdictions for the purpose of crime statistical data gathering. We are asking for data on a consistent basis, i.e. daily email, weekly spreadsheets etc. Some jurisdictions have supplied the arrest logs but no photos. […]

    October 28, 2011

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    CPRA

    Can I access documents from State License Board investigation?

    […] read up on my access rights, but am hoping to be as fully informed as possible before pursuing that route. I am a builder in San Francisco, and the Contractors State License Board closed an almost year long investigation against me finding they "do not have the evidence necessary to proceed with an investigation." […]

    February 23, 2015