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Destruction of Council Office Files Q: In our city, an outgoing City Councilmember (defeated in the latest election cycle) purged his/her Council office files of virtually all documents (hard copy and computer files) prior to the new Councilmember taking office. Our city has a document destruction policy which it follows for other city departments (including agendized notice, documents listed, Council vote to authorize) but that was not followed here. The outgoing (now former) Councilmember told

Community College Senate, Listservs, and Public Record Q: This question refers to the Academic/Faculty Senate of a small California Community College. Should the listserv, described below, be made public, and all archived messages placed in a publicly accessible location?  Or should the listserv be immediately discontinued?  Or should anyone be allowed to subscribe and post? Or do the faculty have the right to privacy in these issues? There is a “listserv” among the faculty that

911 transcripts Q: How can I obtain a copy of 911 transcripts? A: As a general rule, any paper and electronic documents collected, owned, or maintained by a state or local agency is a public record for the purposes of the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq., and is available for public inspection and copying unless one of the Act’s exemptions applies.  If you have not already made a request for