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CPRA

Giving conditions to public records requests

[…] address of the individual requesting access, and outlining the meeting dates of minutes desired for viewing. 2. After receiving the written request, the individual will be cont acted with an appointment for viewing access of the minutes requested. 3. If copies are requested, there will be a charge per page for copies. After reviewing […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Accessing Government Phone Records

[…] and desk phone records of elected officials are available for review by citizens/news organizations, etc. and that privilege can not be invoked by a municipality or local government to redact the incoming and outgoing phone numbers from those records. Is that correct? If so - where has this been done before? Other than the […]

June 14, 2009
Cases

Dhaliwal v. Komrosky

[…] board member a "Communist." Komrosky has demonstrated a consistent pattern of violating the First Amendment and the Ralph M. Brown Act, California’s open meetings law for local governments, which allows removal of members of the public only if they are "engaging in behavior during a meeting of a legislative body that actually disrupts, disturbs, […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
December 21, 2023
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First Amendment

Can Craigslist block political free speech?

As you are aware, the First Amendment serves only as a limitation on the government; it does not constrain the activities of private persons and organizations who do not seek to use the government's processes. As such, it does not restrict Craigslist as a private entity from controlling the content of its websites. I […]

March 5, 2012
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First Amendment

What are the rules regarding free speech and highway signage?

[…] removing the sign. Id. Although these laws impact speech and the highly protected category of political speech it seems likely that a court would find that the government interest in regulating the highways for safety and aesthetic reasons would be sufficient to justify any incidental impingement on speech, particularly given the exception made for […]

October 17, 2013
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FAC Helps Defeat Effort by School District to Recover Nearly $500K in Attorneys Fees From Records Requester

[…] the school district’s motion, explaining that it lacked any basis in law and, moreover, would cast an intolerable chill over the public’s ability to learn about their government. "The court’s order here sends a clear message to public agencies who would try to twist the California Public Records Act to punish those seeking transparency […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
April 11, 2018
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To force the paparazzi to clean up their act, turn the cameras on them

[…] to the legal tools that already exist--principally, laws against assault, battery and invasion of privacy--while creating an unacceptable risk of infringing legitimate photojournalism or other Constitutionally protected activity. Anti-paparazzi laws, while viscerally appealing, are a bad idea. But that doesn't mean the people of Malibu (and other California cities contending with the same situation) […]

June 3, 2009
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Brown Act

Dealing with a cure and correct notice in a closed session

[…] legal action. I am thinking our discussion of the cure and correct should be in open session as we need to discuss whether we properly followed the Brown Act in the aforementioned meeting not the actual employee dismissal. My understanding is this sort of discussion is not allowed to be closed under the Brown […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

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

[…] 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 following, which I understand to be held by your agency: All Backflow […]

July 25, 2013
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CPRA

School documents and lost records

[…] documents, that are "prepared, owned, used or retained" by the district are accessible to the public unless they come under one of the exemptions set forth in Government Code sec. 6254 or the "catchall" exemption in sec. 6255. With regard to salary compensation information, there has been a fair amount of controversy and litigation […]

June 14, 2009