June 6, 2017
What meetings are governed by CA Proposition 54?
Does CA Proposition 54 cover bodies like county Human Rights Commissions? Mine is trying to say that they are exempt from…
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June 5, 2017
is there a deadline for filing suit over denial of requested records?
Is there a deadline to file a writ or to initiate litigation upon the denial of a CPRA request?
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April 24, 2017
What rules must public meetings follow regarding agendas and notice?
I chair the Citizens’ Advisory Committee to the Water District Board. A member of the public attends and harasses the…
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April 22, 2017
What portion of personnel files are exempt from CPRA disclosure?
Exactly what portion of personnel files are exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act?
Specifically, I am trying…
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April 22, 2017
Can the Deliberative Process Privilege be used to avoid answering a deposition?
Is there any new case law on deliberative process privilege? I read on the website that in 2008 the CA…
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March 13, 2017
Denied info on police officer’s status after arrest on animal cruelty charge
I asked the Police Department if a police officer was on administrative leave after being arrested for felony animal cruelty.…
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March 11, 2017
Does the CPRA consider an email database public and disclosable?
As a Business Improvement District, we are an agency of our local gov’t and subject to PRAs. I have submitted…
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March 10, 2017
My job has been threatened if I divulge details of closed-door meetings
The state university where I worked has held confidential meetings of a management committee for a program operated under an…
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February 12, 2017
CPR request denied because it wasn’t submitted on letterhead
My request request for mugshot demographics data was denied by the California Department of Corrections. I sent specific data parameters for…
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February 11, 2017
How do I protect rape victims in my reporting?
I’ve recently been confronted with how terrible journalistic protocol is around telling the stories of rape and assault survivors. The…