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  • Latest News

    In taping a reporter, AG Brown’s spokesman showed bad judgment, but did he break the law?

    […] readers pointed out in emails to me, I overstated my case in saying that the surreptitious taping of an on-the-record phone conversation between a reporter and a news source is "rarely, if ever illegal." In 2002, in a case that did not involve a journalist, the California Supreme Court, interpreting section 632, held that […]

    November 4, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Sheriff’s office denies access to 2004 arrest documents saying too much time has elapsed

    […] 2004 arrest of a man by the Sheriff.ย  I was told by their Discovery Officer that my request would be denied because the records are so old and Iโ€™m no longer entitled to the information under the Public Records Act. She cited 6254 f(1) and (2) which I understand entitles me to certain information […]

    October 4, 2011

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    FAC Urges UC Berkeley to Comply with Records Request Regarding Human Remains Found on Campus

    FAC has called on the University of California, Berkeley, to comply with the California Public Records Act (CPRA) and respond to a CPRA request by Berkeley Scanner journalist Emilie Raguso. Raguso seeks emails to and from Tom Mucha, a Cal employee, regarding the skeleton found in an unoccupied building on campus in January 2023. […]

    March 13, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Limitation On Public Comments At City Council Meeting

    If a city council establishes a protocol whereby the mayor may unilaterally decide to limit public comments on a topic to no more than 45 minutes, thereby preventing people present who wish to make public comments from speaking, is that compliant with the Brown Act?

    March 3, 2020

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    CPRA

    What Is The “Actual Cost” An Agency Can Charge For Fulfilling A Public Records Request?

    […] for an accident that I was not involved in, but which destroyed my parked car. I looked up the California Vehicle Code that applies to traffic collisions, and it says the police department may not charge anything other than the "actual cost" of producing the record. My understanding of "actual" cost means that they […]

    April 10, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Fees assessed for electronic data

    […] fee rate for pages that are photocopied, but as we arenโ€™t asking for any physical copies this rate seems inappropriate. Iโ€™ve looked at Californiaโ€™s public records laws and I donโ€™t think the 25 cents per page is representative of direct costs of duplication and Iโ€™m not sure if the estimate is legal. Iโ€™ve gone […]

    January 12, 2012

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    Khrystan Policarpio Joins FAC as Legal Fellow

    […] being recognized as a member of the Order of Barristers for her excellence in oral advocacy, serving as the vice chair of the Moot Court Honors Board and as the managing articles editor for the Social Justice Law Review. She also served as an oralist from 2020-2022 on the Jessup International Moot Court Competition […]

    October 18, 2022

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    My CPRA requests have been ignored. What can I do?

    ย I recently filed CPRA requests with both the California Department of Justice. I am being ignored. These requests have to do with the hot-button issue of adult guardianships, information which the powers that be might not be too happy to release. Nevertheless, the Sunshine laws mandate disclosure. As I am being stonewalled, I am […]

    May 19, 2015

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    CPRA

    Does CPRA Allow Photographing Disclosed Records?

    Does the CPRA give one the right to take photo of disclosed records with smart phone camera or other similar device (assuming not historical doc or any issue of light damages etc.)?

    May 7, 2019