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Brown Act CPRA

Are a city manager’ meetings with his staff covered by the Brown Act?

[…] his authority for doing so, the CM cites arguably limitless permissive verbiage in the city's municipal code which gives department directors "final authority" to make minor exceptions and changes to specified code details as well as corresponding "final authority" to disposition any related disputes. In my lay opinion, this covertly and unilaterally implemented action […]

January 18, 2015
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CPRA

Can I withdraw part of a CPRA request?

I have a request pending with a government agency, and based on questions answered in an interview, I would like to withdraw a portion of the request. Is it possible to withdraw a portion of a request under California public records law? Or would withdrawing a portion nullify my rights to the other records […]

August 16, 2013
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Court Records

Obtaining records of traffic citations

[…] 4 different agencies issue traffic citations in San Diego. These citations are then fed into the computers at the traffic courts.I would like to obtain weekly records from the traffic courts, containing details of all the citations issued during the previous fortnight.How could I go about ensuring that I can obtain this information in California?

June 14, 2009
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Police Records

Want Info on 911 Call that Prompted Police to Swarm My House Where No Crime Occurred

I was at lunch at home from work when police officers swarmed my house. They claimed a 911 call came in reporting domestic abuse at my address and a female was screaming. There was no issue at my house, but I would like to know who made this call. Was it a case of […]

December 4, 2018
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CPRA

Accessing bids for public contracts

[…] proposal turned in my another contractor. The irrigation district’s general counsel refused the request and quoted Times Mirror v. Superior Court. Public bids are read aloud at the time of opening and are subject to review at that time by any one, how is it now he can refuse me the opportunity to review the bid?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Denied police records because they were not in “searchable format”

I submitted a rather complex public records request to a number of local police agencies. My requests sought records pertaining to individuals detained by local police and subsequently turned over to federal immigration authorities, without formal arrest. My requests have been denied on various grounds, but most of them on the basis of County […]

August 17, 2012
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CPRA

Traffic Accident and DMV Records

[…] California Department of Motor Vehicles. Every accident with more than $750 in damages to property, injury, or fatality is required to have a SR-1 form filled out and filed. The document states its a public document available for review and the Vehicle Code lists five portions available for review "upon request", but the DMV […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment Protest Rights

Can private shopping malls restrict my right to protest?

[…] whether there is a right to access the recruiting office which transcends the right of the private shopping mall operators to remove us or have us arrested for "trespassing" in their mall. We are not planning any action which would interfere with Mall customers or with the actual operation of the recruiting office, but […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Blanket Denial of CPRA Requests from Law Enforcement Agency

I recently filed several California Public Records Act requests with a local police department. Some were fulfilled, some were blanket denied. I was hoping I could get some advice on where to go next to help further my reporting into the matter.

May 16, 2018
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CPRA Police Records

Police deny request for 911 tape

[…] denied because it was not deemed contemporaneous. The denial was based on the 1993 Kuzar case. It is my understanding that case recognizes that forcing agencies to search for old records could saddle them with a heavy financial burden. But in this case, it’s likely the 911 tape is easily accessible. Also, if the […]

December 30, 2011