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    CPRA

    Information on Running for City Clerk

    […] position, other than by expiration of term, the council shall, at its option, within thirty days from the commencement of the vacancy, either fill the vacancy by appointment or call a special election to fill the vacancy. The special election may be held on the next regularly established election date, or as set forth […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    The CPRA and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance

    […] Public Records Act ("CPRA") if it is found that the public interest in nondisclosure outweighs the public interest in disclosure -- the balancing analysis found in section 6255 of the CPRA.  It appears, therefore, that disclosure of such identifiable information will depend on the facts of each particular case. In the Holman case, a […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA School Records

    School district denies all complaint related CPRA requests

    […] reference a name, thus not asking for confidentiality issues to be involved. Our request was denied by the school district’s attorneys citing Ed Code 234.1(1) and Gov. Code 6255, and that ALL documents related to the complaint investigation are NOT disclosable per these codes. Since the district recently retained lawyers, PRAs have been routinely denied.

    May 21, 2013

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    CPRA

    Should I be able to get meta data of emails and calendars under the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance or Public Records Act?

    I have anonymously requested from various San Francisco agencies, under the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance and California Public Records Act, full email and calendar records, specifically in the original electronic format the city agencies hold them. While some agencies do indeed produce their emails/calendar entries in the native electronic formats like .msg, .eml, .ics, […]

    April 1, 2021

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    CPRA First Amendment

    How can I get around the CPRA “catch-all” exemption?

    […] courts to encompass a broad, categorical exemption known as the "deliberative process privilege."See Times Mirror Co. v. Superior Court, 53 Cal. 3d 1325, 1342 (1991) (request for calendars of governor exempt from disclosure). In Times Mirror, the Supreme Court stated that the "key question in every case is whether disclosure of the materials would […]

    October 19, 2011

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    Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act allow closed session negotiations for all public school contracts?

    Does the Brown Act allow a publicly elected school board to hold closed session discussion under Government Code 54957 (Public Employee Appointment/Employment) and 54957.6 (Labor Negotiations) regarding the appointment and pay structure of a Director of Curriculum to the position of Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services. Both positions are administrative positions that report directly to […]

    July 19, 2016

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Does short notice of public hearing invalidate contract?

    […] of terms of contract was made available to the public and city council on May 27.  Public Hearing on the contract appeared on agenda under the Consent Calendar and not the Public Hearing subsection. This agenda was attached to summary of the contract. I have not found language defining "Public Hearing" but I contend […]

    June 23, 2010

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Park & Rec “advisory committee” keeping its advice secret

    […] are numerous exemptions that the parks and rec board might cite in response to a records request, including the Act's "catch-all" exemption, contained in Government Code § 6255(a). This exemption states that in order to justify withholding a record, the agency must show that "on the facts of the particular case the public interest […]

    August 8, 2011