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    Extracting information from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) takes persistence and understanding one’s rights under FOIA

    […] be fair, no one is being "disappeared," but only with significant digging, persistence, and use of the Freedom of Information Act, can reporters gain access to relevant records. In dealing with ICE, one needs information to gain information. Following raids or arrests, ICE’s public relations office will respond to questions based on the information […]

    June 2, 2009

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    CPRA

    911 transcripts

    As a general rule, any paper and electronic documents collected, owned, or maintained by a state or local agency is a public record for the purposes of the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq., and is available for public inspection and copying unless one of the Act's exemptions applies.  If […]

    June 14, 2009

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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

    E-Filing of Campaign Finance Data,0

    As you may know, under the California Public Records Act ("PRA"), Govt. Code section 6250 et seq., records in the possession of state or local public agencies are presumed to be public unless an exemption to disclosure applies.   Here, because the City discloses the street addresses at issue when a direct request is made, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    What Is The “Actual Cost” An Agency Can Charge For Fulfilling A Public Records Request?

    Under the California Public Records Act ("PRA"), an agency can only charge for the "direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable" when responding to a PRA request. Govt. Code section 6253(b). "Direct costs of duplication" has been interpreted narrowly, and one case specifically found an agency cannot charge for costs associated […]

    April 10, 2020

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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

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    CPRA

    Does the CPRA cover CA Energy Commission applicants?

    The Public Records Act defines "public records" to include "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's prepared, owned, used or retained by any state or local agency." Govt. Code section 6252(e). However, the Act only creates a duty to produce such records upon state and local "agencies." Although the Act […]

    May 4, 2013

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    CPRA

    Government Not Providing All Records Requested

    My suggestion would be to perhaps write to the agency and simply ask whether you have been given all records that are responsive to your request, and clarify that you are seeking photographs from all the park ranger units. If you know the specific names of the different ranger divisions, you might even list […]

    November 12, 2018

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    CPRA

    Court response time to CPRA

    What should be the typical response time on the day a request is received for a criminal complaint? The California Public Records Act says 10 days but upon written notice an additional 14 days if the request is voluminous ?6253(c) Does this time limit apply for requests sent by mail?I have typically received responses […]

    June 14, 2009