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    Brown Act CPRA

    Brown Act violation involving resignations

    […] request a copy, to determine voting and appointment requirements. Additionally, the resignation (and any document rescinding it) may be available to you by way of a public records request.  The Public Records Act provides that a public record, which includes "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, […]

    April 4, 2016

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    Legal Hotline The Legal Hotline gives users free access to FAC’s experts for questions about access to public records, public meetings and a range of First Amendment topics. Asked & Answered A&A is a searchable database of questions posed by users about their rights under open government laws, and first amendment safeguards that have […]

    June 12, 2024

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    CPRA

    CPRA Request being stonewalled by their attorney

    […] of the Brown Act. We know that they have been hiding revenue off their books and we are suspicious of many of their transactions. We started requesting records under the CPRA in November 2012. We have attended their public Board meetings and have been met with hostility and stonewalling. Each of our requests under […]

    June 12, 2013

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    CPRA

    CA Public Benefit Corporations and the CPRA

    […] trying to get a handle on what rights citizens have re planning. I must say you've got a great website.  In fact I've copied your CA Public Records Act info and AG Opinion letter 71 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen 235 to get clarity on public records requests.  I now feel extremely confident and knowledgeable […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Water agency contractors’ calculations “trade secret”?

    It seems that you should be able to file a formal Public Records Act request in order to demand a copy of the employment contract between the county water agency and the consultant. Pursuant to Government Code § 6254.8, the employment contracts of public employees are expressly a matter of public record. I can’t […]

    January 16, 2012

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    Court Records

    Small Claims Court, Case Files, Public Access

    Unless the records you seek are sealed (in which case you can file a motion to unseal), or unless they fall under certain categories protected from disclosure (e.g., juvenile court records), the court may not deny you access to civil court records, including small claims court records.  In NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV) v. Superior Court, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    CA Police Deny CPRA Request on Six-Month Old Case

    Made Request for records under 6257(f) as the "authorized representative"of a victim and police are claiming disclosure would "endanger successful completion" of six-month-old investigation. No objection re standing or anything else just the investigation exemption. They refuse to articulate how disclosure would endanger. Can't find any case law on this exemption.

    April 11, 2018

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Are city council subcommittees Brown Act-exempt?

    […] written descriptions of these subcommittees available for review. That said, if the city does have any writings pertaining to these subcommittees, then presumably they would be public records under the Public Records Act, and thus must be disclosed upon request unless some exemption applies. You can find additional guidance on making a request under […]

    September 21, 2012

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    FOIA

    SEC Records

    To the extent you are unable to obtain the information you are seeking from the EDGAR database, you might try making a records request to the SEC under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), which applies to all departments of the executive branch of the federal government.  Before making your request, you should review […]

    June 14, 2009