Are letters to legislators public?
Yesterday I asked a California Senate committee for copies of the opposition letters they received regarding an active bill and…
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Yesterday I asked a California Senate committee for copies of the opposition letters they received regarding an active bill and…
I cover city council meetings for a weekly newspaper in Northern California. City Hall will not release names or addresses…
I’m a journalist at a state university where our student cafeteria came under fire from the administration over a party they’d…
How do I go about requesting from the Police Dept. footage taken with a hidden camera worn by one of their officers?…
I recently submitted a Public Records Act request in my city. I have just been told that I will be…
If a group of scientists is doing research at a state university, but the research is funded entirely by the…
My local Neighborhood Council put forth a motion in the Urban Design and Preservation Committee to ban short term rentals.…
I cover school sports for the local newspaper and recently a coach was fired amid rumors that he/she was abusive…
I am a reporter working on a story about a recent dog shooting by a police officer although animal control…
My records request for the documents showing how much money the county has spent on a current and ongoing lawsuit.…