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Report Request Denied Citing ‘Attorney Work Product, Official Info and Deliberative Process Privilege’

[…] not, in my view, automatically mean that it is subject to the privileges/exemptions cited by the county here. The attorney work-product privilege is incorporated into the Public Records Act through Government Code§ 6254(k). This privilege exempts from disclosure materials created by an attorney in the course of representing a client, i.e., "work product." Civ. […]

November 27, 2018
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CPRA Newsgathering

Autopsy records of a public official

I am news producer at a television station. One of our city councilmen, recently died. Under the public records act, the county medical examiner released their autopsy report, which indicated alcoholic hepatitis. However, the medical examiner is refusing to release the clinical tests which were done to determine whether they had VIRAL hepatitis (i.e. […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Does CPRA Allow Photographing Disclosed Records?

Does the CPRA give one the right to take photo of disclosed records with smart phone camera or other similar device (assuming not historical doc or any issue of light damages etc.)?

May 7, 2019
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Press Rights

Governor Brown decides fate of open-government bills

[…] to prisoners that has been passed by the legislature only to be vetoed by the governor. (Actually, four governors). SB 1002: Bill to require agencies to provide electronic records in an open, searchable format. Governor Brown vetoed this bill, introduced by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco). The bill’s original intent was to require agencies to […]
October 12, 2012
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CPRA

Access of relatives to murder investigation files

Under the California Public Records Act ("CPRA"), documents maintained by state and local agencies are presumed to be public records unless the documents in question fall under one of the enumerated exemptions to disclosure. Based on the information you have provided, it is likely that some of the documents you seek would be exempt […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Homeowner’s Association, the Brown Act, and tape recording

June 14, 2009
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Public officials’ love of secrecy is no match for the public’s love to watch government decision-making up close. In California, democratic voyeurism prevails.

[…] with the San Bernardino Sun, recently sued the chair of San Bernardino County’s board of supervisors. Bill Postmus (now the county assessor) denied requests under the Public Records Act for emails between him and other supervisors, as well as his calendar of official meetings and appointments. Postmus says he doesn't have to disclose records […]
- Public Meetings
June 2, 2009
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CPRA

Obtaining Legal Records of a Public Agency

Section 6254(k) is the exemption to the Public Records Act for records that are privileged under some state or federal law. However, for the most part the attorneys' billing records are not privileged. While no published California state court has addressed the question directly, the state and federal courts that have addressed the issue […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Access to RFO Bids

Under the CA Public Records Act, do we as responders to a RFO for Information Technology Consulting Services for State of California contracts, have any rights to be able to review the bids received (after notice of contract award) to find out how we scored in comparison and how we could write better responses? […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Are oral CPRA requests permitted?

I'm new to public records laws in California, and curious if you can help. What is the requirement in California for initiating that inquiry? Do I need to send a written request, or is a verbal request deemed to have the same weight?

June 14, 2009