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Police Transparency Handbook

[…] the CPRA works, refer to FAC’s primer. As for timing: under the CPRA, the government is generally required to respond to a request for records within 10 calendar days. The time for responding can be extended by the agency for an additional 14 days (for a total of 24 days). SB 16 has added […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
September 6, 2024
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Brown Act

Teacher terminated after closed session

[…] not exceed 20 words." Govt. Code Section 54954.2(a). However, with respect to "every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to Section 54957" (i.e., appointment or employment of a public employee, discussed below), the Brown Act specifies that, at least in connection with the appointment of a public employee or employee […]

October 20, 2011
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CPRA

Accessing Government Phone Records

[…] 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

Can’t flush out City’s drainage report

[…] Of course, there are numerous exemptions that the City might invoke in responding 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 […]

May 4, 2011
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CPRA

Covered CA contracts exempt from PRA

[…] be subject to disclosure. In Michaelis, Montanari & Johnson v. Superior Court, 38 Cal. 4th 1065 (2006), the Supreme Court held that the PRA’s "catch-all" exemption, Gov’t Code section 6255, was satisfied such that during the City of Los Angeles’s consideration of various bidders in connection with an airport lease, the proposals themselves were exempt. Id. at […]

June 2, 2016
Asked and Answered

CPRA

Agency answered cure & correct letter with demonstrable falsehoods

[…] the portions that are exempted by law." Govt. Code § 6253. The agency may also attempt to invoke 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 served […]

February 4, 2011
Asked and Answered

CPRA

UC student grades and the CPRA

[…] of privacy." Government Code section 6254(k) exempts records, the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law." In addition, Government Code section 6255 allows an agency to withhold other records upon showing that "on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record […]

June 14, 2009
Asked and Answered

CPRA

What Records Or Documents Are Public In A City Purchase Of Private Property?

[…] the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record." Cal. Gov. Code § 6255(a) (emphasis added). This exemption is broad and routinely invoked by public agencies in denying access to public records, but it often does not justify non-disclosure, as […]

September 16, 2021
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CPRA Police Records

Traffic Citations and the CPRA

[…] the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record." Cal. Gov. Code Sec. 6255(a). If you made your request in writing, the response must be in writing as well. Sec. 6255(b). Beyond this, the CPRA provides the right for any […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Accessing City Annuities and Investments

[…] the possession of the City are public records unless one the PRA's exemptions applies. The exemptions to the Act are found at Government Code sections 6254 and 6255. The following link is an article explaining a settlement that CFAC reached with in 2004 with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CALPERS), which CALPERS agreed […]

June 14, 2009