June 8, 2012
Can a city assert a copyright claim to a public document?
Can a city assert a copyright claim to a public document, in this case a short documentary produced by its…
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June 8, 2012
Can I use public records to find out why I was denied unemployment benefits?
I received a Notice of Determination from Employment Development Department (EDD) stating that I had I refused a Job…and under Code…
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May 16, 2012
Is it legal to sell public records for profit?
Can a person request records under the CA Public Records Act and then make money off of the re-distribution of…
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May 16, 2012
CPRA request on pension investments was denied for the “public good”
I am seeking some clarification regarding the use of Government Code Section 6255(a) by the San Diego County Employees Retirement…
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May 16, 2012
As a retired public employee, can I access my payroll records using the CPRA?
I am a retired public employee and I’m being taken to small claims for an alleged overpayment that supposedly happened…
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May 16, 2012
Parents not invited to meeting that resulted in removing their autistic student from public school
A group of parents circulated a petition to remove my autistic son from a public school.
They submitted this petition…
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May 16, 2012
City gone wild with continual Brown Act and CPRA violations
At last night’s city council meeting one city councilperson was censored by having his microphone turned off in the middle…
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May 15, 2012
How do I appeal the denial of a CPRA request?
While traveling in California, I had property stolen out of my hotel room and I filed a police report. When…
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May 15, 2012
Fees for “compiling” digital documents at UC?
I am trying to obtain public records at my university which are stored in electronic format. I have been told…
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May 10, 2012
City says it can’t fulfill CPRA request for a month
I filed a CPRA request with the city for information on a story that I’m reporting on my blog. I…