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…
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April 13, 2012
Trying to gain access to police records on musician’s unresolved cause of death
I have been trying to get information regarding the death of a musician-songwriter for a few years now. He died…
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April 13, 2012
Agency charging $2k for redacting electronic records
I received a cost breakdown from a California State Agency, which proposes to charge me more than $2,000 to produce…
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March 30, 2012
Agency claims my CPRA requests via email are “not public records act request”
In response to an emailed request for public records, the local agency responded that my “series of emails were not…
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March 29, 2012
Should I be allowed to access a report in draft form?
I have made a request for a report commissioned by the city to evaluate the police department. My request was…
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March 28, 2012
Agency’s proposed fees for producing electronic records–$2,000!
I received a cost breakdown from a California state agency, which proposes to charge me more than $2,000 to produce…
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March 23, 2012
Same fees assessed for electronic data as photocopies
I’m trying to obtain the school district’s 2010 spending records in digital form, but the USD’s General Counsel is asking…
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March 22, 2012
Access to sheriff’s e-mail and phone records
Our new sheriff is using his personal cell phone and personal e-mail for conducting county business. He rarely uses his…