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Outside City Lawsuit Settlements
[…] settlement agreement does not provide sufficient basis for denial under the PRA. Upon submitting your written request, the City must provide you with written notification within 10 days that specifies the exemptions in the Act upon which they rely. Gov't Code Section 6253( c). A sample PRA request letter can be found on CFAC's […]June 14, 2009
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How Do I Access Decades-Old 911 Audios?
[…] it will make the records available. If not, it must cite a particular exemption and explain to you, in writing, how the exemption applies. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). One common exemption cited for 911 calls is known as the "investigatory exemption."See Gov't Code§6254(f). When applicable, this exemption permits police and other agencies to withhold investigatory […]September 24, 2021
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Time Frame to Respond to Record Requests
[…] the agency and point out the provision of the Public Records Act that specifies that agencies "upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in hole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records in the possession of the agency […]June 14, 2009
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I Called Police About My Loud Neighbors Gathering During COVID. Were These Redactions Lawful?
[…] the neighbors was having a very loud late-night party and illegal gathering (vis-à-vis the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order). I called the police and reported the incident. Then, some days later, as the victim of the incident (I live in the neighborhood and was being disturbed by the illegal noise), I emailed a CPRA request asking […]January 20, 2021
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How Do We Make a Community Service District Board Comply with the Brown Act?
[…] request seeks copies of disclosable records, and to either disclose them or cite an applicable exemption and its reasoning why that exemption applies. Cal. Gov. Code § 6253(c). If the agency fails to respond, or otherwise improperly withholds the records, you can sue to gain access to the records. Cal. Gov. Code § 6258. Note […]January 20, 2021
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Countering a claim of non-existent records
[…] by state or local agencies. The PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days. (Gov't Code § 6253). If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or […]June 14, 2009
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Does short notice of public hearing invalidate contract?
[…] the Public Hearing subsection. This agenda was attached to summary of the contract. I have not found language defining "Public Hearing" but I contend that 1) 30- days notice of hearing is required; 2) That notice was not properly served since it appeared under Consent Calendar which only can be discussed if a citizen […]June 23, 2010
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Third-Party Settlements
[…] settlement agreement does not provide sufficient basis for denial under the PRA. Upon submitting your written request, the City must provide you with written notification within 10 days that specifies the exemptions in the Act upon which they rely. Gov't Code Section 6253( c). A sample PRA request letter can be found on CFAC's […]June 14, 2009
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Obligation to stated agenda
[…] still want to have a court determine that the action taken by the School District is null and void, then you must file a lawsuit within 15 days of receipt of the written refusal to cure and correct. If you do not do so, you will be barred from bringing a lawsuit to nullify […]June 14, 2009