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…
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March 16, 2020
Help Needed In Requesting Documents from California Coastal Commission
I need to access documents from the California Coastal Commission in an appeal, including information regarding upload logs of documents…
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March 13, 2020
Does “Deliberative Process Privilege” Allow California governor to Withhold Communications Relating to Voter-Mandated Study?
I submitted a California Public Records Act request to the California Department of Public Health, Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC),…
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March 11, 2020
How to Request Information Stored in a Database?
How does the California Public Records Act handle information stored in a database rather than a specific record (e.g. an…