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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Canโ€™t flush out Cityโ€™s drainage report

    We are in a dispute with developer regarding a drainage diversion across ourproperty. Many months ago we asked the City for help and theyย  hiredanoutside engineer and geologist to conduct an investigation. After about three months, the engineer has been paid for several tasks relating to this, but the City has provided no information […]

    May 4, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Animal shelter won’t disclose contact info on local cat trapper

    […] shelter take trapped cats from the public. Sometimes the cats that are trapped belong to others. As a cat rescue, we attempt to identify situations like this, and seek to return them to their owner. In a recent incident,ย the trapping person refused to give the address where the cat was trapped. We would like […]

    June 15, 2016

  • Latest News

    Justice Roberts Saved the Supreme Court — Here’s What He Needs to Do Next

    […] can the Court do to shore up its legitimacy in a world in which the Glenn Becks and Keith Olbermanns are in ascendancy? Answer: It can, finally, open its doors to the public, permitting real-time video transmission, via TV and the internet, of the Court's proceedings. Although some of the Justices apparently fear that […]

    July 11, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    How can I stop city from violating Brown Act during budget meetings?

    The city is having a budget meeting. The printed budget is over 500 pages and is divided into department sections. The Mayor prohibits public comment by department, instead he only permits public comment at the end of each day's meetings, and then the public is limited to three minutes. I believe this is a […]

    November 14, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    Court Records CPRA Newsgathering

    Destruction of Council Office Files

    […] an outgoing City Councilmember (defeated in the latest election cycle) purged his/her Council office files of virtually all documents (hard copy and computer files) prior to the new Councilmember taking office. Our city has a document destruction policy which it follows for other city departments (including agendized notice, documents listed, Council vote to authorize) […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Can I access attorney’s retainer agreement and invoices via the Public Records Act?

    […] and received no response. In reviewing the board's packet, I noticed another payment for a "consultant," so I sent my former PRA request again and added the new item. Hearing nothing again, I inquired; the secretary said she had been sick. At the board meeting last week, she said she would scan the requested […]

    July 2, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    California Driverโ€™s License Numbers and the CPRA

    […] licensed businesses must be made available or redacted from public records.ย  Striking a balance between individual privacy and public access to government records is rarely easy, and questions like yours are the subject of frequent debate.ย  A 1986 Attorney General opinion concluded that CHP motor carrier records related to the transportation of hazardous materials […]

    June 14, 2009