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CPRA

Access to rezoning information

[…] sent in any particular matter. Additionally, the PRA gives an agency 10 days to respond to a request. Gov't Code Section 6253( c). A sample PRA request letter can be found on CFAC's website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/. Here, in order for your request to cover the material you are seeking, it may […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Blanket Denial of CPRA Requests from Law Enforcement Agency

For the record requests that were denied, you may want to consider writing a follow up letter to the agency asking why the records were denied and which exemptions to the CPRA, if any, it invoked to prevent disclosure of those documents. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). You may also wish to remind the agency […]

May 16, 2018
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Obfuscating Mercy: How the California Supreme Court Finally Addressed Secretive Pardons

[…] file, often hundreds of pages long, to the Supreme Court. The file may contain the applicant’s prison records, a recommendation from the Board of Parole Hearings, and letters of support from the community.Related articles: Op-ed: Gov. Newsom Should Commit to Transparency in Clemency Process (David Snyder, Sacramento Bee) Gov. Jerry Brown's Pardon of Former […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
September 17, 2021
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CPRA

Access to Coroner’s Files

I sent the following request to the LA County Coroner's office, asking for information. Their refusal to cooperate is reproduced after my original letter. Am I entitled to any of the information I requested?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

School Board Closed Sessions with Administrators

[…] public 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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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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FAC Joins Nationwide Coalition Urging Transparency and Access in Response to COVID-19

Today the First Amendment Coalition joined the National Freedom of Information Coalition and 130 organizations nationwide in a letter to state, tribal and local public institutions raising concerns about transparency and access to meetings and records as these institutions respond to the coronavirus public-health crisis. Government bodies should not opportunistically take advantage of the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
March 20, 2020
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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