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Brown Act

Open meeting law and homeowners associations

[…] a lawsuit seeking to void the action taken under Government Code section 54960.1. However, you must first submit a written notice of alleged violation and demand to cure (typically within 90 days of the meeting at issue), after which the board has 30 days to respond. Upon expiration of that 30-day period with no […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act First Amendment

Rules for public comment at council meetings

[…] you may seek to void an action taken at such meeting. The requirements for taking such an action require you to seek to have the agency " cure and correct" the action taken at the improperly held meeting, and then bring a lawsuit if they do not. The requirements are very specific, they have […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA FOIA

Third time no charm: University denies documents, offers no explanation

The university where I work denied a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that involved analysis of information that provided justification for a university policy. After the denial I refined my letter to request specific documents. However, they haven't responded at to my second request, or to a follow up after ten working days had elapsed.

February 4, 2011
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CPRA Police Records

Police refuse request for incident report from peaceful protest

[…] explanation and the Lt. who was to do so refused because we wanted to openly record her statements to us. In June 2011 I received a boilerplate letter of response from the department saying that their "administrative investigation" regarding my complaint was "non sustained." It gave me NO responses to my detailed request in […]

September 9, 2011
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First Amendment Press Rights

FAC news: Prop 42 victory, amicus briefs on the Wrap, NCAA, fee waivers & more

[…] amicus brief urges the CA Supreme Court to review the case in order to clarify that the state’s "retraction statute," which limits the liability of publishers who correct factual mistakes, applies to digital publications as well as print publications. Thieriot v. The Wrap News, Inc. Enforcement of a CPRA request for emails of San […]
June 17, 2014
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Brown Act First Amendment

Written public comment not read as promised before City Council vote taken

[…] I have since requested that the City Attorney review and advise. No response has been received. I then sent a certified letter to the City Attorney, District Attorney, and emailed all council members. Does any of this require that the item be reconsidered or that litigation may be required to cure and correct the action?

June 14, 2016
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Court Records CPRA Police Records

Denied access to supervision records of high-risk parolee

Message I'm trying to obtain records of supervision for a high-risk parolee who is accused of murder. I sent a public records request and received a rejection letter that cites dozens of government codes in its defense. But I wonder if there's a way to fight that rejection. After all, that information has become […]

November 30, 2011
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CPRA Police Records

Police deny journalist’s request for suicide report

[…] closed, but the request was denied anyway. The denial letter says that even when a police investigation is closed, the agency doesn’t have to make anything public (though it did provide a small, essentially worthless summary). Is that conclusion correct? Do I have any recourse? For instance, can I ask that they redact sensitive information?

April 2, 2010
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CPRA Police Records

How Do I Request 911 Call Transcripts?

[…] Gov’t Code § 6254(f)(2). If for some reason you did not make a written request already, I suggest you do so. You can find a sample request letter on the FAC website to help get you started:CPRA Request Letter If you have not heard back from them, you may want to send the agency […]

March 25, 2020
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CPRA

Requests for applications of public positions

[…] already done so, you should send the city a written request, under the PRA, for access to the applications you are seeking. A link to a sample letter can be found on the CFAC web site:http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/In your letter, you should cite to Prop 59 and point out the relevant ballot arguments. Under Government Code […]

June 14, 2009