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    Brown Act

    How Do We Make a Community Service District Board Comply with the Brown Act?

    […] procedures, and manuals of the CSD Board, as well as the financial reports you are seeking, should be made available to you by making a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request. Per the CPRA, public records -- which include "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, […]

    January 20, 2021

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    Court Records

    Disclosure of Traffic Tickets, Personal Information

    Court records are not subject to the Public Records Act.  However, there is a public right of access to court records under both the United States and California constitutions.  See NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV), Inc. v. Superior Court, 20 Cal. 4th 1178 (1999); Burkle v. Burkle, 135 Cal. App. 4th 1045 (2006). California Rule of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    My CPRA requests have been ignored. What can I do?

    Where a Public Records Act request is being ignored, I always suggest writing a strongly worded (but friendly) letter to the agency setting forth the facts surrounding the request and the agency’s obligations in responding to the request, which include: Responding in writing to any written requests for records within 10 days of receipt of […]

    May 19, 2015

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    CPRA

    Can cities withhold public access to calendars?

    It sounds like the city is claiming the broad, yet undefined, catch-all exemption, and has not fully explained how that exemption applies to the records that you seek, which I understand includes calendars.  Specifically, the exemption found in Government Code § 6255 states that a record may be withheld if non-disclosure greater serves the […]

    March 18, 2016

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    CPRA

    Golden Gate Bridge suicide records

    […] copies of all incident reports from 2006 regarding suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge, attempted suicides, and interrupted suicides.  I had made a similar request for the records from 2004 a few years ago and was provided with the documents I requested. This time, however, the District responded that they had changed their policy […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    JPA/private company partnership and the CPRA?

    If a city formed a joint powers association with a private company, is this joint powers association subject the California Public Records Act? Can any member of the public get access to the records if the records are kept by the private company?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Why did one county deny a PRA request that most others quickly fulfill?

    […] am requesting do not have personal home addresses or phone numbers but are from local business’s in the area. Here is what I sent: 5/21/2013 RE: Public Records Request Dear City Clerk, Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.), I hereby formally request to obtain a copy the […]

    July 25, 2013

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    CPRA FOIA Police Records

    How do I appeal the denial of a CPRA request?

    While traveling in California, I had property stolen out of my hotel room and I filed a police report.  When I returned home, I made a public records request to the PD for a copy of the report.  My request was denied.  I am wondering who do I write to so I can appeal […]

    May 15, 2012

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    CPRA

    CPRA and copyright

    […] in general. The attorney general opinion that you cite does not squarely dispose of the question you are asking. It states that maps are covered as public records under the CPRA. At least one court in Florida has held that when that states' public record act makes a map a public record, this means […]

    June 14, 2009