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    CPRA

    How to I get city to admit to under-reporting employee compensation?

    […] employees should generally be public.International Federation of Processional Engineers v. Superior Court, 42 Cal. 4th 319, 331 ("he 'broadly based and widely accepted community norm' applicable to government employee salary information is public disclosure"). However, it sounds like you may have obtained the information you requested and are instead considering what action you might […]

    October 22, 2010

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    CPRA

    School District Is Citing Student Privacy As Reason for Denying CPRA Request

    […] sample letter, here. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.  No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    May 18, 2018

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    Corporate transparency, long cherished as an essential feature of US capital markets, is giving way to the secrecy of “private equity” deals. Big mistake.

    […] buyers, professional investors insist on transparency so they can be sure not to overpay. But as owners, they favor a respite from the scrutiny of analysts and government. So-called "alternative investment" firms—private equity, venture capital and hedge funds—resist mightily any government regulation that would make them more transparent regarding the investments they make and […]

    June 2, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Closed sessions…

    The city can likely justify its closed session under Government Code 54956.9, which allows legislative bodies to hold closed sessions to discuss pending litigation when discussion in open session would prejudice the public agency.  The purpose of the pending litigation exemption is to protect confidential attorney-client communications and allow a legislative body to meet […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Press Release

    Cal Poly Student Journalist, FAC Sue University for Withholding Public Records

    Award-Winning Student Journalist’s Public Records Requests Remain Unfulfilled for More Than 18 Months SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Elizabeth Wilson, a student journalist at Mustang News, the student paper at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), today sued the school for violating the California Public Records Act by refusing to disclose public […]

    April 23, 2024

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    CPRA

    Police Background Investigation

    […] records need not be disclosed. Id. at 439. But the court insisted that the file be examined for information that is not confidential and that such information must be disclosed. The court noted that the PRA had been interpreted to require that "where nonexempt materials are not inextricably intertwined with exempt materials and are […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Press Rights

    FAC Urges Santa Ana City Council to Withdraw Press Restrictions on City Council Meetings

    Tonight, members of the Santa Ana City Council will consider withdrawing a policy that restricts journalists covering the council. Our comments state: "The policy interferes with the ability of the press to exercise editorial discretion in covering public meetings and runs afoul of the Ralph M. Brown Act’s provisions guaranteeing the public’s ability to record."

    September 17, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Access to Incident Records

    […] I had two cars towed from a city street - the total cost of retrieval was over $1000.00. I feel that the reporting officer was coerced into action falsely by a complainant neighbor.  I have requested the Incident Record, but am wondering if there is a way to find out the Officer's name and […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Police and Fire Department Records

    Under Government Code § 6253(a) of the California Public Records Act, public records are open to public inspection during regular office hours of the agency that has the records.  If the department has a copy in its office, it is required to make a copy "promptly available" to you upon request under §  6253(b).  […]

    June 14, 2009