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The County Recorders Office prohibits the use of hand scanners or digital cameras in its Public Documents room and requires…

Reporters in our news organization deal with several police departments who routinely deny requests for suspect mugshots. Most recently, a…

I am trying to get some skeleton data on a new crop of Brown Act-exempt City Council subcommittees. I requested the…

 Does the California Public Records Act require residency in California to access documents or are they available to visitors from…

I asked a registrar of voters for the amount billed to a district for election costs between 2006-2008. They asked…

When responding to a request for police reports, CA agencies will usually give a blanket-decision of no without an explanation.…

I submitted a rather complex public records request to a number of local police agencies. My requests sought records pertaining…

I am a student looking to improve my understanding of executive compensation at my school and other schools in our…

My son was attempting to defend a friend and himself from some attackers and in the process was charged with…

Can a city assert a copyright claim to a public document, in this case a short documentary produced by its…