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CPRA

Are Citizen Bond Oversight Committee Applications Public Records?

[…] claim an exemption for any of its records or the information therein, it must cite an exemption and explain why that exemption applies. Cal. Gov. Code § 6253(c) (agency shall "promptly notify the person making the request of the determination and the reasons therefor."). If it denies your request, the district’s response to your inquiry […]

May 15, 2020
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CPRA

Confidentiality of CPRA requests

[…] is being mailed to the requestor, unless the community organization referenced in your submission asked the agency to copy it with the response. The language in section 6253(c) of the Public Records Act suggests that the agency should be notifying the "person making the request" of the agency's determination, but there does not appear to […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Can public access city’s internal investigation report?

October 27, 2011
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CPRA

Is County Fire Chief’s Association subject to CPRA?

[…] if the agency is claiming that one of the PRA’s exemptions allows for this, it must cite the exemption and exactly how it applies. See Gov’t Code § 6253(c). A contract under negotiation may fit into the "draft" exemption—preliminary drafts, notes or memos not normally retained in the ordinary course of business are exempt from disclosure under […]

April 15, 2016
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CPRA

Legal Action Against a Board Member in Closed Session

[…] agency denying a public records request must not only identify an exemption but must also give its reasoning why the exemption applies. See Cal. Gov. Code § 6253(c) (agency "shall promptly notify the person making the request of the determination and the reasons therefor") (emphasis added). Sample text for drafting your request can be found […]

June 14, 2009
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How Can I Request All Audio and Video of My Arrest?

[…] in writing, and if it decides the records are exempt, it must cite an applicable exemption and its reasoning why that exemption applies. Cal. Gov. Code § 6253(c). More information about submitting a CPRA request, including an overview of the law and sample text for writing your request, can be found on the First Amendment […]
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August 8, 2020
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CPRA

How Can I Access Records From The California Department of Corrections Regarding High-Profile Offenders?

September 21, 2021
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CPRA

Private attorney costs to public agencies and attorney-client privilege

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act Newsgathering

Inadequate notification of Special District meetings

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment

Parents Want to Shield Kids from ProLife Protest Signage at Florida Elementary Schools

[…] the students are undergoing various state standardized testings and writing assessments. The visual posters are extremely disturbing to the children and sets back the start to the days educational teaching. Personally, my child scored a 1 out of 4, 4 being the highest score, on her reading FAIR test the day the protester was […]

April 3, 2018