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Information on Running for City Clerk

[…] Clerk elected position and all city laws that apply to run for City Clerk elected position." The city attorney responded back saying: The City will not be complying with your records request of the above date. The California Public Records Act requires that the City provide the public with properly requested "records". The issues […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA First Amendment Police Records

Police say daily crime logs can’t be released to the public

[…] glass on the front window and said I could not take photos or notes. I am arguing that the log must be delivered electronically by request per government code 6253.9, and that I must be allowed to inspect the document in person and duplicate as I see fit. The department PIO sent a message […]

June 17, 2016
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Brown Act School Records

My statement was inaccurately depicted in published minutes

[…] laws that would require the board to take any action. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

December 6, 2010
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Did members of Congress make securities trades to profit from breach of debt limit?

[…] story idea for Washington journalists: Take a look at the securities investments made by key members of Congress in the run-up to the deadline for raising the government's debt limit. It would be interesting to know, for example, if Tea Party activists were not only pushing the government to a cliff-edge of default, but […]

October 16, 2013
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Charter Cities and the CPRA

The California Public Records Act (California Government Code Section 6250 et seq.) governs access to public information and records from local government, including information and records from cities. On the local level, all government agencies except the court system are governed by the Public Records Act. California Government Code Section 6252 defines local agencies […]

June 14, 2009
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FAC Honors Open Vallejo, Kaiser Health News, and The Maine Monitor with Annual Award

[…] IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2023 Contact: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org SAN RAFAEL – The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 Free Speech and Open Government Award: three journalists who strategically used public records to expose government misconduct and failures of accountability. Some of this work resulted in significant government reforms. Through […]
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February 27, 2023
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CPRA

University claims to have a year to respond to document requests

[…] Act, the agency must make the records available "promptly." If an agency refuses to provide records under the Act, the ultimate recourse is filing a lawsuit under Government Code Section 6259.Such lawsuits are typically initiated by a verified petition (i.e., a request filed under oath) that asks the court to issue a writ of […]

January 4, 2011
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Brown Act

Is a school board retreat required to be open to the public?

We are holding a board retreat tomorrow and have received requests from several members of the public to attend and speak: Does the public have the option to attend? Must we allow them to speak? Thank you.

July 16, 2013
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CPRA

Help Needed In Requesting Documents from California Coastal Commission

[…] pertain to the conduct of the people's business there is a public interest in disclosure. The weight of that interest is proportionate to the gravity of the governmental tasks sought to be illuminated and the directness with which the disclosure will serve to illuminate." Id. at 715. Another possible exemption the Commission may claim […]

March 16, 2020
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CPRA Police Records

Accessing county’s payments to a doctor now under arrest for molestation

[…] of "specific" exemptions that have been added over time. Many of these exemptions are listed, starting at § 6275. Finally, there is a "catch-all" exemption that the government will sometimes invoke if a more specific exemption doesn’t apply. See Gov’t Code § 6255(a). This catch-all focuses on whether the public interest would be best […]

November 12, 2011