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    How FAC Fights for Police Transparency

    […] and use of force. The guide, updated in 2023, includes a detailed legal guide with relevant statutes and court interpretations, along with a FAQ and sample request letters. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT PRIMERThis handbook offers an overview of our state’s main freedom of information law, with discussion of exemptions, fees, and best practices for […]

    August 9, 2023

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    Brown Act CPRA School Records

    School District agenda packets

    I have submitted a phone request to my local School District for copies of the Board Packet.  I was refused, stating that "it was not their policy."  I then sent a Certified Letter citing legal references and demanding the documents.  They are still delaying and refusing.

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    DA Office Complaint Records

    I am unsure of the meaning of your reference to "6 a complaint refusals" in your inquiry.  If the records to which you refer are copies of complaints or related records, the District Attorney's office can legally withhold the copies you requested.  However, under the California Public Records Act ("CPRA"), they must provide you with […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog Cases

    Super Bowl Score: Cop Overtime $6.3 Million, Taxpayers 0

    […] reimbursed. Not only did the City not get any reimbursement for Super Bowl 50 costs, the Fire and Police departments, along with the Emergency Management Department, signed letters of assurance to not seek reimbursement from the NFL for providing additional public safety services related to the Super Bowl. Only two City departments – the […]

    April 14, 2016

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    CPRA

    Request For Public Employee W2 Forms Fulfilled, But Heavily Redacted. Are The Redactions Legal?

    […] pension/STRS contributions on behalf of the employee), and state income tax withheld. When I asked to have these redactions removed, the school's legal counsel responded with a letter that stated that would be an unwarranted invasion of privacy and not serve the public interest. Is there an accepted standard for what W2 information is […]

    April 26, 2022

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    CPRA Police Records

    Disclosure of applicant information under PRA

    […] at, operate, or own a child daycare facility, which license also constitutes a matter of public record." Id. at 909 (citations omitted). I suggest you write a letter to the regulatory body, requesting the records you seek.  They must determine whether the records can be disclosed within 10 days of your request, and "promptly […]

    March 22, 2016

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    CFAC files suit in affirmative action case to defend researcher’s academic freedom and oppose State Bar’s claim that it is above the law of access

    […] is affirmative action, the mere mention of which raises blood pressure levels among bureaucrats of all political persuasions. And because Sander's research breaches a taboo of political correctness: he hypothesizes that affirmative action, at least in top law schools, actually hurts the minority students it is designed to help. It does this, Sander suggests, […]

    June 3, 2009

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    CPRA

    Recourse for ignored CPRA requests

    […] 6255.)  It would appear that the agency did not comply with this requirement in this case.  We would suggest that your next step be to write a letter to the agency, and explain that (a) you submitted a written request on a particular date; (b) substantially more than 10 days have passed and you […]

    June 14, 2009