April 10, 2020
What Is The “Actual Cost” An Agency Can Charge For Fulfilling A Public Records Request?
I was charged $30 to obtain a copy of a traffic collision report for an accident that I was not…
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April 9, 2020
County Silent In When It Will Fulfill My Request For 911 Calls Received During A Major Wildfire
On May 2 I submitted a request to the County Fire Department (Risk Management Division) for 90 individual 911 calls…
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April 6, 2020
Need Assistance Using FOIA To Request My FISA File
Do you offer services for FOIA requests specifically at the FISA Court? This would be for my personal file. If…
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April 3, 2020
Struggling To Access Court Records in Sacramento Divorce Proceedings
I am struggling to get the court records from my divorce proceeding. What should I do?
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April 1, 2020
Trying To Access Autopsy Records Of Mass Shooting Victims
I am having difficulty obtaining the autopsy records from the reported mass shooting in Thousand Oaks on November 7-8, 2018.…
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March 30, 2020
Are Emails Between Political Officials and Third Parties a Public Record in California?
I recently tried to access email communications between a current elected city official and a former elected city official over…
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March 27, 2020
I Have Been Blocked from My State Senator’s Instagram Account. What Can I Do?
My state senator has blocked me from making comments or accessing his Instagram account, which is his official Instagram account…
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March 25, 2020
How Do I Request 911 Call Transcripts?
I have requested a transcript of the call to the California Highway Patrol officer that came from the 911 service…
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March 23, 2020
Is it a First Amendment violation when Twitter Suspends My Account for “Hate Speech”
I’ve had a Twitter account for at least five years. My account was suspended recently for supposed “hate” speech, and…
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March 20, 2020
City Delays Responding to Records Requests Until It’s Too Late To Use the Information Requested
I sent three public records requests to the a city in California. On the same day, the City provided confirmation…