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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Council-elect make decisions, but claim documents are not public

    […] not be sworn in until the day of the celebration) serve on this committee. My questions: is this committee considered private? Am I entitled to the financial records of this committee? I have requested the budget for the event, how much has been raised in donations and the names of the major donors but […]

    October 21, 2010

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    Blog

    CFAC Update: Acting globally and locally: From internet censorship in China to a TRO against Atherton, CA

    […] Calaware because the anti-SLAPP law, we argue, can't be used as a defense against suits alleging violations of California's open-government laws: the Brown Act and the Public Records Act. We also argue that allowing the anti-SLAPP law to be used to cut short a First Amendment claim violates federal safeguards, applicable in state court […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Jail Files of Prisoner Suicide

    Under the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq., records maintained by public agencies are presumptively available for public inspection and copying unless one of the Act's exemptions applies.  In this case, that exemption that likely applies is found in section 6254(f), which exempts "records of investigations" as well as "investigatory […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Fee for email copies same as paper copies?

    As for your first question, California’s Public Records Act provides that state and local agencies must provide copies of public records that are not exempt from disclosure "upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable." Govt. Code § 6253(b). A charge of 10 cents per page is […]

    March 18, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Internal audit reports and the CPRA

    […] open session. These reports are not made available during the meeting when requested. These reports are not available for inspection when requested. When I requested the reports, I was told the internal audit reports are not Public Records. I require guidance on possible reason/s these reports would not be subject to either Brown or PRA.

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Newsgathering

    Rules for Redactions in Florida Public Records

    It appears that Florida’s statute, Fla. Stat. section 119, governs access to public records. Here is a link: You might want to first review this statute to see what it says about exemptions and redactions (see Section 119.07(d), which authorizes government personnel to redact information if the information falls within one of the statute’s […]

    June 19, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    The public should know if school employee embezzled $2m

    […] believe this warrants further investigation and possible submission to our local district attorney for prosecution. I would like to gather more detailed information but am unsure how to proceed. I'd like to make a public records request but am unsure if I can even gain access to the documentation as a member of the public.

    October 6, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Accessing complaints to public agencies

    As you may know, under California's Public Records Act, the public has a right to inspect and obtain copies of documents collected or maintained by state or local agencies unless a particular exemption of the PRA or other law authorizes the agency to withhold the record.  The PRA requires agencies to provide the documents […]

    June 14, 2009

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    FAC News Press Release

    Journalists Thomas Peele & Caroline Titus named 2016 FAC Award Winners

    […] contestants will be honored, one representing a mainstream news organization, and the other representing small-scale community journalism. What they share is their diligence in pursuit of access to public records in order to report stories that advance government transparency and  "the people’s right to know." The winners are journalists Thomas Peele and Caroline Titus. The following […]

    November 29, 2016