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    Brown Act

    Senior Center Boards and the Brown Act

    It is certainly possible that the school district may cite privacy as a reason to turn down your request, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are correct to do so. Government Code section 6254 provides that " Except as provided in Section 6254.7, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require disclosure of […]

    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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    Blog

    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

    Trying To Access Autopsy Records Of Mass Shooting Victims

    […] or security files compiled by any other state or local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes." The coroner’s office might invoke this exemption in denying any request for records created as part of a murder investigation. Note that the […]

    April 1, 2020

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    CPRA First Amendment

    How can I get around the CPRA “catch-all” exemption?

    A recent CPRA request  to the  California Department of  Justice resulted in a partial denial of responsive records; they claimed the deliberative process exemption for the records not provided (citing Times Mirror). If a process is not related to something truly requiring secrecy, are there any options to pursue this information and what would be […]

    October 19, 2011

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    CPRA

    The CPRA…

    […] to remind the agency of its legal obligation to justify a denial of a records request.  A sample PRA request is available on CFAC's website at: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request- letter/. The ultimate recourse under the PRA in the event of an improper denial is to initiate litigation.  It is sometimes helpful to remind the agencies that […]

    June 14, 2009