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CPRA

Using Public Records Act to find a school executives’ salaries

I am a student looking to improve my underst anding of executive compensation at my school and other schools in our region. When I contact the other schools, I cannot obtain hard information. The school administrations simply ignore my emails. I can usually get access to salary schedules, which are a framework for determining […]

July 19, 2012
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Court Records CPRA

How Do I Submit CPRA Requests to a CA County Court?

Does a court, judge and/or legal research attorney need to comply with a CPRA request? How can citizens format a CPRA request to view or obtain access to ALL records: electronic files, emails and texts from all devices? Should separate requests be filed for state & county agency? Is there a clean format to avoid delays?

June 15, 2018
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July 3, 2024
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Accessing A Prison Visit Audio Transcript in Maine

I am helping a former inmate in Maine write a documentary on his case and we are trying to access a recording or a transcript of two conversations: the first took place at the prison and the second was a phone call that was made by the inmate from prison. We attempted to access […]

March 6, 2020
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Regulators analyzing MediaNews’ acquisition…

Regulators analyzing Media News’ acquisition of the San Jose Merc, CC Times and Monterey Herald will focus on role of Hearst, owner of SF Chronicle. Will publishers disclose their secret antitrust filings? By Peter Scheer The MediaNews Group, which proposes to buy the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Monterey Herald, and 30 […]

June 2, 2009
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CPRA

How can I access records regarding college sports’ recruitment?

I'm a newspaper reporter working on a story on a local man charged in a nationally covered rape case, and we have reason to believe he was being recruited by major college sports programs while on trial. I have the name of the schools, which are public institutions, and we want to know the best way of retrieving documents […]

July 21, 2016
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CPRA

Can An Agency Extend Response to a CPRA Request Up to Eight Weeks Due to Covid?

I received a response to a CPRA request notifying me that I would likely not receive a response for eight weeks. Is this extended window consistent with the PRA? If it is not, what remedies are available to me? [This questions was submitted in 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic.)

April 21, 2022
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CPRA Police Records

Denied request for identities of homicide victims four years after the crime

[…] you may be able to help with. I'm trying to verify the identities of some homicide victims, four years after the crime. I've asked for the name and date of birth of the victims, but the department says they may not release the info. Do you know if and when they must release that […]

November 16, 2014
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Brown Act CPRA

School Superintendent Goals: Public or Private?

Under the Brown Act, does a school board have the obligation to disclose the goals they set for the district superintendent of schools? Similarly, do they have the obligation to disclose the evaluation criteria for the superintendent of schools? The evaluation criteria for teachers is in the public record, so why not the same […]

August 14, 2014
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CPRA

What Records Or Documents Are Public In A City Purchase Of Private Property?

[…] prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics," Cal. Gov. Code § 6252(e) -- are presumed to be open to the public and must be disclosed unless a specific provision of the Act or other law exempts them from disclosure. The CPRA contains numerous exemptions. […]

September 16, 2021