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FAC files suit for logs showing who visited LA’s County Assessor in jail

[…] Jassy and Gary Bostwick of the firm of Bostwick & Jassy in LA. FAC is a section 501C(3) nonprofit organization focused on issues of freedom of speech, open-government and government accountability. FAC’s other current litigation includes cases challenging sanctions against public records requestors; a FOIA suit for US Justice Department memos on the "targeted […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
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March 1, 2013
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CPRA

SF Unified School District Records

Can you please direct me to the correct California Public Records Act form I need to use to obtain records from the San Francisco Unified School District? Do I also need to submit a US FOIA request as well or is a CPRA request sufficient? Are there applicable administrative remedies that need to be […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act School Records

Right to Videotape School Board Meetings

Yesterday, I videotaped a School District Board Meeting and I was under the understanding that citizens are allowed to videotape as specified under the Government Code Section 54954.3, the Brown Act. After the meeting, I was approached by two district personnel, one of them being the district superintendent. Both of them told me I […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Access to RFO Bids

[…] of California contracts, have any rights to be able to review the bids received (after notice of contract award) to find out how we scored in comparison and how we could write better responses? Also, once the contract is awarded, do we have the right to review a copy of the actual contract? We […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Air Quality District Records

[…] or "Air District") regarding the presence of serpentine soil in a quarry near my home after reading their geology report. Serpentine soil usually contains naturally occurring asbestos and is regulated by the asbestos ATCM (Airborne Toxic Control Measure) which is currently not being utilized. The inspector called back and left a message on my […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Agency claims my CPRA requests via email are “not public records act request”

[…] been requesting information based on the Attorney General's 2004 PRA Summary, page 3: "The essence of the CPRA is to provide access to information, not merely documents and files." The AG cites San Gabriel Tribune v. Superior Court (1983) 143 Cal.App.3rd 762, 774 and Cook v. Craig (1976) 55 Cal.App. 3rd 773, 782. Perhaps […]

March 30, 2012
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Brown Act

School Board Closed Sessions with Administrators

[…] Board meets in Closed Session and apparently regularly invites a "leadership team" of administrators into the Closed Session. The administrators are not necessarily there to answer specific questions that are on the agenda of the Closed Session, but to merely be there in case questions come up. I understand that board members who apparently […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

County said no matches for my CPRA request, but I know docs exist. What now?

I requested email records sent by people in a supervisor's office, using keywords and a date range. The response said that no records existed, except I had a message sent to me that fell under the criteria. So I forwarded them a copy of the email message, and asked them to explain how they […]

November 14, 2015
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CPRA

The public should know if school employee embezzled $2m

I have some information and documentation that a school district employee in Administrative Services was dismissed from her job for embezzling at least $2 million in district funds. The employee was allowed to retire with benefits. Without Federal stimulus funds the district would be facing an $11 million deficit this year. I believe this […]

October 6, 2009
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CPRA School Records

PRA Response Says Records Were Not Found, But I Know They Exist. How to respond?

[…] made a PRA for letters and documents between a university and a staff member. I know the documents likely exist because they are referenced in a published news story by the campus paper that the university has not refuted. Despite this, I received a response letter stating that after a search, no responsive records […]

May 6, 2019