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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Should I be allowed to access a report in draft form?

    […] notes, or interagency or intra-agency memoranda that are not retained by the public agency in the ordinary course of business, if the public interest in withholding those records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure." Govt. Code Section 6454(a). Although some government personnel mistakenly believe that any "draft" document is automatically subject to this […]

    March 29, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    District denies teacher access to defaming emails

    Under the Public Records Act (CPRA), a record prepared or maintained by a public agency is presumptively subject to disclosure, unless some exemption applies. Gov't Code § 6253(b). The Act does contain an exemption for "ersonnel, medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." Gov't Code […]

    November 12, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

    Requests for crime reports denied by police department

    […] investigatory record, then it is indeed exempt under Government Code § 6254(f).  It sounds like you are requesting the detailed police crime reports, which probably are investigatory records that are exempt.  (You can read a more complete answer on this exemption on FAC’s website here.) That said, police are required to release a limited amount […]

    July 10, 2017

  • Asked and Answered

    Court Records First Amendment

    Can a Newspaper Be Held Liable For How it Described Court Documents in a Story?

    In California, the law provides protections to the media for accurately reporting on "official" documents and proceedings, such as court records, via the "fair report privilege," which is codified at Cal. Civ. Code § 47(d).  The privilege generally applies to publicly available government records, official government reports, and statements made by government officials, and […]

    October 30, 2020

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    FAC to Mentor Journalists for National Boot Camp

    […] announce it will participate in the National Freedom of Information Coalition’s FOI Bootcamp for Journalists of Color program, providing mentorship to three reporters as they pursue public records in California and beyond. This is FAC’s third year participating in the program, which connects journalists of color with open-government experts and resources in their state […]

    November 22, 2023

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Accessing public payrolls

    I recently filed a public records request for teacher payroll information with the Los Angeles Unified School District. My request was denied on the grounds that it represented an unreasonable invasion of privacy. It's my understanding that public employee payroll documents should not be exempt through the "privacy" clause. A fellow student working with […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Can An Agency Charge CPRA Fees for Staff Time Spent on Request?

    […] comes into reviewing each message in time, not necessary reproducing either in 'hard copies' or soft. We pride ourselves in customer service and being responsive to the records request. However, we are a small staff and we don't have extra folks sitting around that can be tasked with reviewing 3700 emails. Our cost would […]

    November 21, 2018

  • Latest News

    Blog FAC News

    Attorney Judy Alexander Joins FAC as Special Access Litigation Counsel

    […] former FAC Board member, has 25 years experience in first amendment and access matters, including litigation for news media and other clients to obtain access to public records, meetings, courtrooms and judicial records under the California Public Records Act, the Ralph M. Brown Act, the federal Freedom of Information Act and the First Amendment. […]

    March 9, 2010

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    FAC names free speech award winners–and one loser

    […] Open Government conference at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, are four "Beacon awards": -- Robina Suwol, executive director of California Safe Schools, for use of public records to inform her unswerving campaign to protect school children from environmental dangers. -- State Sen. Leland Yee of San Francisco, for a broad array of legislation […]

    October 22, 2009