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    First Amendment

    Collecting petitions in public spaces

    I've read up on Robins v. Pruneyard and Young v. Albertsons regarding restrictions that may or may not apply to the collection of petition signatures. With respect, especially, to the Albertsons decision, are their any other rulings regarding whether shopping centers and/or individual stores can discriminate based on content? Two situations come to mind: […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Under CPRA, do I have a right to know who issued a citation?

    ย I recently received a copy of vehicular citations from a local police department. The names of the officers issuing the citations are not listed. Do I have a right under the CPRA to find out the name of the officer?

    September 10, 2014

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    CPRA

    Covered CA contracts exempt from PRA

    Under the California Public Records Act, public records 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.ย ย Public records include "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, or retained by […]

    June 2, 2016

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    CPRA Police Records

    Police Reports and the CPRA

    […] If the report was filed against me am I entitled to a copy?ย  I have had approx 50-75 police reports filed against me by my insane neighbor and I am preparing to file legal action.ย  I need the police reports for evidence.ย  How do I get them?ย  The police will not give them to […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Waived copy fees

    […] CPRA. Doing this there is no record of the number of documents I received other than what I have in my possession. Additionally, I asked to inspect and review manuals - it's not possible for a manual to fit in this box. A previous CPRA request made by me to this agency was answered […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Police Blotter Information

    The cityโ€™s Police Department's blotter consists of the following information: Date, Time, Crime, Address The Public Records Act says "...state and local law enforcement agencies shall make public the following information...the time, substance, and location of all complaints or requests for assistance received by agency and the time and nature of the response including […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Supervisors multi-tasking during public comment

    […] on a massive development project the several county supervisors walked around the room, talked on cell phones, or to each other or staff, worked on their computers and otherwise did not listen to any of the public testimony. This is particularly discouraging because this is a massive project with terrible impacts to our community. […]

    December 21, 2011

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    CPRA First Amendment

    How can I get around the CPRA “catch-all” exemption?

    […] California Department ofย  Justice resulted in a partial denial of responsive records; they claimed the deliberative process exemption for the records not provided (citing Times Mirror). If a process is not related to something truly requiring secrecy, are there any options to pursue this information and what would be the appropriate response to their letter?

    October 19, 2011

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    Brown Act

    COVID-19 Prohibition On Public Gatherings Prevented Me From Speaking to the Public

    Iโ€™m a federal whistleblower whoโ€™s been shut out of a local board of supervisors public meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic and new laws disallowing public gatherings. Therefore I was denied the chance to go on the record to the public about county officials polluting millions of gallons of stormwater. How can I redress […]

    January 20, 2021