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A&A: Agency missed CPRA request deadline

FAC October 11, 2010

Q: On August 18, 2010, I submitted a public records request. I received a response stating that they will take 60-90 days to provide the records. In GC 6250 …an extension can only be for 14 days. What do I do now? Who would I contact regarding this non-compliance? A: You are correct that California’s Public Records Act provides that records must be made available for inspection during an agency’s office hours and that copies

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A&A: Access to public records denied during business hours

FAC November 20, 2009

Q: On at least four occasions , I have gone to the Park and Recreation Department to review public records (on site, in the building) during normal business hours and I have been sent away. If at all possible, I would like to file a motion this week to force the department to allow me access to these and other records. A: I am sorry to hear that you are having such a hard time

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Third Party Notification

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Third Party Notification Q: Does the custodian of a public record have the right to notify the party that someone is requesting their public record?  I.e., there was a bid for a public entity that is now closed.  I want to obtain a copy of the winning bid, but the custodian is saying that they have to notice all requests to the party that placed the bid.  This doesn’t seem quite right. A: Under Public

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Former State Employees and the CPRA

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Former State Employees and the CPRA Q: I have a question regarding physical access to a public building. I am a former employee for the Housing Authority of my City, I recently went back to the Central Office building in which I worked to visit some personnel still working there. This building is open to the public and has public access areas, when I tried to enter the building I was informed by the security

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Planning Commissions, Confidential Complaints, and the CPRA

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Planning Commissions, Confidential Complaints, and the CPRA Q: At a Planning Commission in our city an applicant applied for a variance regarding the height of a fence as a result of a complaint. Prior to the hearing a Planning Commissioner revealed that she was the complainant and was stepping down from the hearing. Another Planning Commioner evidently found out who had made the complaint. This Planning Commissioner has taken it upon herself to have filed

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