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A&A: Should complaints against belligerent councilman be public?

FAC August 19, 2011

Q: I am a reporter trying to access public records  for two investigations regarding incidents involving a City Councilman — one at a city-owned clubhouse and the other at a local transit agency. Both of my public records requsts have been rejected because officials say it is a personnel matter. In the transit agency’s rejection letter, which is the one I received most recently, it cites California Gov. Code 6254(c)and(k) as well as City of

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A&A: Access to City Manager’s compensation denied

FAC July 28, 2011

Q: I am a  director for the Public Utility District trying to access the General Manager’s compensation information.  Another director asked for W-2s with confidential information blacked out. And was told via email that they do not have to provide them. What information am I entitled to and how to I ask for it? The GM told us that due to client confidentiality the board has to vote to review the billing statements. He only

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CPRA Primer: Access to records

FAC June 22, 2011

RESOURCES ACCESS TO RECORDS Accessing Public Records IN CALIFORNIA California Public Records Act Primer Note: To access the updated version of FAC’s CPRA Primer, please click here or see the “Download CPRA Primer” button below. Please note the rest of this page is under construction following the Jan. 1 2023 renumbering of the California Public Records Act. The CPRA is now located at Government Code sections 7920.000-7931.000. The California Law Revision Commission has published a table showing how previous

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A&A: Agency answered cure & correct letter with demonstrable falsehoods

FAC February 4, 2011

Q: I sent a letter to a public agency requesting “cure and correction,” to a Brown Act violation.  The Agency responded with a signed document that contained demonstrably false statements of fact. What is the correct name and legal status of this response document? Is it a legal response that is subject to perjury or other criminal violations? A: As you may know, under the Public Records Act, public records — which include “any writing

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A&A: District won’t release legal bills from defending workers’ comp cases

FAC October 22, 2010

Q: My client has a worker’s compensation case with the school district and made a public records act request in order to determine how much the school district is spending in her case and in total for legal defense of workers’ compensation matters. It is our belief that the attorney is not settling cases for his own profit. The district refuses to turn over that information A: As I’m sure you know, under the Public

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