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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…
- Brown Act
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…
- CPRA
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…
- First Amendment
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…
- CPRA
May 3, 2016

Parent’s email complaint entered as a public comment by school site council

I am a member of our School Site Council. During a recent public comment period, our chairperson read aloud an…
May 2, 2016

School district denying access to public records

I have requested documents from a school district. The initial request was denied because the documents contain information concerning “pupil…
- CPRA
April 29, 2016

Coastal Permit access under PRA

I am looking to acquire a copy of Coastal Permit (4-90-9 A-1). Please advise.
- CPRA
April 28, 2016

Request for public information not honored

I made a request for public information four months ago from my local school district and I have not received the…
- CPRA
- School Records
April 27, 2016

Are police informant contracts subject to the PRA?

I am a journalist investigating the local County Narcotics task force and their use of confidential informants. I know the…
- CPRA
- Police Records
April 26, 2016

Records retention and PRA

Suppose I make a request for records from a public agency, but their records retention policy allows the records to…
- CPRA