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I’m a journalist at a technology news site based in San Francisco. And I have a question regarding copyright protections…
I submitted a records request to a public school district. After agreeing to narrow it down to what should be…
The mayor of our city proposed for new Rules of Decorum in light of recent community unrest and the public…
I am seeking records from a local school district that is, I believe, withholding public information by inaccurately citing student…
I requested and received emails from the City regarding a developer’s plan that was not made public. The mayor and…
I recently filed several California Public Records Act requests with a local police department. Some were fulfilled, some were blanket…
Our Community College covers a broad service area—including several communities and military posts. We post agendas in all locations (locked,…
Are emails conducting public business done by private contractors for a public agency subject to the Public Records Act? The…
I’ve been having a really hard time understanding how to send a freedom of information act requests to the San…
Made Request for records under 6257(f) as the “authorized representative”of a victim and police are claiming disclosure would “endanger successful completion”…