July 21, 2016
How can I access records regarding college sports’ recruitment?
I’m a newspaper reporter working on a story on a local man charged in a nationally covered rape case, and we have…
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July 20, 2016
City Records–what does the CPRA say on security, period of retention, availability?
I’m investigating a lax building code and the permitting procedures of my city’s Building Department, for several specific examples.
I…
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July 19, 2016
Does the Brown Act allow closed session negotiations for all public school contracts?
Does the Brown Act allow a publicly elected school board to hold closed session discussion under Government Code 54957 (Public…
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June 17, 2016
Police say daily crime logs can’t be released to the public
I have been seeking release of daily crime logs through the Police Department, preferably the day they are issued. The…
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June 16, 2016
CPRA request won’t be fulfilled unless we show documents we’ve already received
One of my reporters put in a PRA request with a law enforcement agency. It has asked to see the documents…
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June 15, 2016
Animal shelter won’t disclose contact info on local cat trapper
Our local county animal shelter take trapped cats from the public. Sometimes the cats that are trapped belong to others.…
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June 14, 2016
Written public comment not read as promised before City Council vote taken
I submitted a written public comments to an agenda item because I could not attend a Special Meeting of the…
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June 13, 2016
Using the CPRA to access list of alcoholic beverage licensees
As a non-profit primarily focused on educating alcoholic beverage licensees about the dangers of drinking, we need to know how we can…
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June 10, 2016
Could this act of intimidation be a Brown Act violation?
I attended the board meeting of the Waterworks District. During the meeting an agenda item came up for two job descriptions…
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June 2, 2016
Covered CA contracts exempt from PRA
I thought it odd that contract negotiations with the CA health care exchange are exempt from PRA. Seems like some…