September 10, 2016
Is a school caretakers’s security camera subject to CPRA?
In this case, the caretaker has a contract with a local school district to provide security services on the school…
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September 7, 2016
PRA request denied for correspondence related to reports
Three reports were recently accepted by City staff and posted on the City website. Reports were identified as independent analyses…
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September 6, 2016
Strategic question regarding a large PRA request
My non-profit organization intends to request a large number of public records from the California Department of Health Care Services.
At this…
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September 3, 2016
Are cast ballots public records?
Are cast ballots considered public records under the CPRA? These do not contain readily identifiable information as to whose ballot…
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September 2, 2016
My PRA request denied, but Buzzfeed published documents on similar case
In 2014, I was working as a pharmacist for a temp agency that sent me to a District Hospital for three months. This hospital…
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September 1, 2016
Can I use information revealed in closed session, or is it privileged?
I have been an adjunct prof at a local Junior College for 20 years. When a student was prevented from passing…
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August 30, 2016
Can fees be charged for existing electronic/digital records?
The County’s Public Safety Group sent me an invoice in regards to my PRA request for copies of their three…
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August 29, 2016
Can City withhold information until it tells City Council members?
This is two pronged: I asked the City Clerk multiple times if they had heard from county elections officials if they…
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August 26, 2016
Can my access to public records be limited to “by appt. only”?
I have been spending a lot of time inspecting the minutes of a local business improvement district. This week they…
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August 26, 2016
Can I use the PRA to request lawmaker’s emails and calendars?
Please tell me how I can go about submitting a PRA request for a lawmaker’s emails and calendar, and for…