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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Withholding โ€œRequests for Proposalsโ€ from the public

    […] responded but omitted required DVBE (Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation so their proposals were not reviewed. The commission canceled the solicitation and has now put up a new one. Their response as to why they cannot show the old RFP's: "Because the solicitation was canceled and an award was not made, the contractor proposals […]

    June 5, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Should I need authorization to access arrest records?

    I submitted a request arrest and incident reports from a police department for a case involving my client but I got a call from someone in the Records Department who said that I needed to submit signed authorization from my client. Is that the case in your practice?

    November 22, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Quorums and the CPRA

    […] legally allow members to submit a written proxy vote on specific agenda items when the member cannot be present?ย  We are envisioning this as a rare occurrence, and that the written vote be signed by the member and delivered to the meeting in person by a representative designated by that member. Are there better […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    What is the CPRA rule regarding retention of emails?

    As far as the CPRA is concerned, I filed for any emails concerning media policy and the district told me that emails are only archived for four years. Is that legal? Is there a statute of limitations on how far back public agencies must keep emails on file?

    April 1, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    Court Records

    Family Law Case File

    […] it. There is significant wrong doing in my case on the part of many. I have found evidence of altering of some court documents. I have an open investigation at Commission on Judicial performance who has asked for some court documents from me to accompany additional info. I have requested in writing from courthouse […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Blog

    The Press Goes Full Donner Party

    BY DAVID SNYDERโ€”As 2018 slouches onward, an already embattled news media has found itself ever more isolated and mistrusted. Just one depressing frame from the lowlight reel: according to a recent poll by Axios, nearly all Republicans (93%), and a majority of Democrats (53%), believe traditional news outlets knowingly report false or misleading stories […]

    August 8, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Sign-in cards for public comment

    […] meeting regarding public comments etc...ย  But on the agenda there is no period for public comment for those things not on the agenda.ย  The board does not open the meeting up for public comment at all nor do they ask for public comment on agendized items.ย  If someone wants to speak on an item, […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Fire Department employee names

    Would the Names of employees working for a City Fire Department be considered accessible via the Public Records Request? I have a year range from like 1985 to 1987.

    June 14, 2009

  • Posts

    First Amendment Press Rights

    Purported Shasta County Media Policy Threatens Press Freedom, FAC Writes

    FAC sent this letter to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors opposing its purported "media policies and procedures" described in a press release issued on July 29. At best, these policies create confusion, and at worst, they run counter to the Ralph M. Brown Act and First Amendment and threaten the ability of journalists […]

    July 30, 2024