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Disclosing Records, Confidentiality, and Termination of Employment
[…] of Education, 391 U.S. 563 (1968), the US Supreme Court held that a public school teacher was wrongfully fired by his school board after he wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper attacking the board's funding priorities and suggesting mishandling of a prior bond issue proposal. The Court found that the teacher's […]June 14, 2009
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Are words chosen for tombstone protected speech or can a Public Cemetery District censor them?
[…] see the artwork and approve the verbiage I wanted before the monument maker could move forward with making the bench. Incredulous, I obtained a copy of the letter they sent out to the monument maker. It reads as follows. "To whom it may concern: "Effective immediately, please fax a rough draft of all the […]October 4, 2011
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Police Reports
Unfortunately, the officer is correct. As I mentioned at the conference, the California Supreme Court has held that the police do not have to provide copies of the actual reports themselves, but that, under section 6254(f), must provide all the information listed in that section in the case of incidents or arrests. Williams v. […]June 14, 2009
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Personnel Privacy and Public Access to Incident Reports
[…] "inspect" the report (or, at least, to have someone there tell you the information to which you are entitled under section 6254(f)). Second, you can submit a letter under 6256 for a copy of the report. However, since the agency doesn't have to give you a copy, that might not work. Also, under sections […]June 14, 2009
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Commissioner advised speaking to press could give rise to Brown Act violation
[…] Brown Act and that what is meant to be prohibited is "subterfuge; a concerted plan to engage in collective deliberation on public business through a series of letters or telephone calls passing from one member of the governing body to the next." Roberts v. City of Palmdale, 5 Cal. 4th 363, 376 (1993). An […]December 5, 2011
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Extracting information from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) takes persistence and understanding one’s rights under FOIA
[…] on the FOIA link at the bottom of the page). All requests must be made in writing, and ICE offers an optional form for requests; however, a letter is better because it allows you to give a legal explanation as to why the documents should be released. ICE often cites the Privacy Act as […]June 2, 2009
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How do I find which grant funded school district position using CPRA
[…] that position, it can help to attach a copy of that reference, do so. In the Public Records section of the website you'll find a sample CPRA request letter. Once you submit a written CPRA request a number of obligations are triggered on the part of the school district including: Responding in writing to any […]September 9, 2015
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PRA request from the California Engineer Board
[…] is presumed public and must be disclosed unless a specific exemption applies. Gov’t Code § 6252(e). If you make a written request to the Board (a sample letter is available here) it must determine whether the records are subject to the PRA within 10 days of your request, and "promptly notify" you, in writing, […]April 14, 2016
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Access to Police Officer personnel files
[…] v. City of Taft, 154 Cal. App. 3d 332 (1982), the right of access to the termination agreement (as part of his employment contract), should include any letters laying out the terms of the termination of the chief's contract. With respect to the audit prepared by the outside investigator, in a normal case you should […]June 14, 2009