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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Records of Traffic Citations

    […] not already one so, I suggest you submit a PRA request for the records you seek.  A sample PRA request is available on CFAC's website at: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request- letter/. Although what you are seeking is traffic citations, please note that with respect to crimes and arrests, a California court of appeals has held that the […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Newsgathering

    Should complaints against belligerent councilman be public?

    […] at a local transit agency. Both of my public records requests have been rejected because officials say it is a personnel matter. In the transit agency’s rejection letter, which is the one I received most recently, itcites California Gov. Code 6254(c)and(k) as well as City of Palmdale(1993) 5 Cal.4th 363, 20 Cal.Rptr.2d 330. One […]

    August 19, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Council Meetings On Zoom Have Increased Brown Act Violations During The Public Comment Period

    […] court could always disagree on the reasonableness of the city council’s efforts to hold open meetings, and the city council’s option here appears to comply with the letter of the Governor’s executive orders by enabling the public to address the proceedings "otherwise electronically." Note that the Brown Act permits local bodies to impose reasonable […]

    April 21, 2022

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    School personnel campaigning on public dime

    […] pay "fees covering direct costs of duplication."Govt. Code Section 6253. You can find more information about making requests under California's Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the First Amendment Coalition website:http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. I hope this information is useful and wish you the best of luck in your efforts. Holme Roberts & Owen […]

    October 27, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    What rules must agencies follow when redacting public documents?

    […] there does not seem to be any authority on this point, but such a position would certainly seem counter to the underlying principles — if not the letter — of the PRA. Based on the plain language of the PRA (see below), it would seem to be the agency’s responsibility to "delet" whatever "portions" […]

    March 21, 2012

  • Latest News

    Blog Cases

    Successful outcome in FAC suit pulls back curtain on “deliberative process” 

    […] qualified as, for example, ‘deliberative process,’ was insufficient without a further analysis required by balancing." Peter Scheer, FAC executive director, said the case is important for " correcting a huge misconception among government officials who believe that a blanket of secrecy covers all records about how they make official decisions. The court in this […]

    August 23, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA FOIA

    Preliminary Data from FEMA as Requested by the City

    […] As you are no doubt aware, your request can either be oral or in writing.  A sample written request can be found at the CFAC website.  (https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request- letter/) Although it is usually more difficult and time-consuming to obtain data under the FOIA, you should also make a formal written request to FEMA for the […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Agendas and sufficiency of “brief general descriptions”

    In accordance with Section 2.20.140(B)(3) of the Purchasing Ordinance, the City Manager is allowed to waive the request for proposal procedure and approve master professional service agreements with two firms pp to $100,000. I asked that the item be pulled and rescheduled because it did not describe the services (HR/Personnel) that the contracts were for.  […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

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

    […] her findings. Following Hogan’s reporting, policy changes have or will be proposed at the Maine Attorney General’s office, the state’s criminal justice academy, the state Department of Corrections, and several county sheriff’s offices to protect defendants’ constitutional rights. Fred Schulte of Kaiser Health News last year wrenched loose a trove of 90 audits conducted […]

    February 27, 2023