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…
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June 1, 2016
FOIA request California State Parks internal investigation
Last summer the nonprofit on whose behalf I am writing alleged that California State Parks had misappropriated $45,000 of restricted…
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June 1, 2016
Charter schools and the Brown Act
I’m writing a piece about charter school transparency requirements and want to make sure I understand the requirements for them to…
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May 31, 2016
Do we have the right to exercise 1st Amendment rights on shopping mall properties?
I need to know if freedom of expression is a first amendment right on shopping mall properties They all tell me they are…
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May 6, 2016
How long are routine County surveillance records archived?
I have been fighting a speeding ticket for over the past year. After an initial failed CPRA request, I was…