January 12, 2016
Can Police Chief sit on dais at a Police Commission meeting
My question: The Police Commission has the unfortunate practice of allowing the Chief of Police to sit on the dais with…
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December 12, 2015
CPRA request for animal shelter euthanasia log redact staff members names
California animal shelters use sodium pentobarbital to perform euthanasia on shelter animals by lethal injection. Sodium pentobarbital is a Class…
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December 12, 2015
CPRA request for disclosure of evidence related to School District misconduct case
I am a former public school teacher who was accused of misconduct. I signed a settlement September 2014 in order to…
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November 25, 2015
Does Brown Act allow School District, City to negotiate millions in fees in closed session?
Our Unified School District has negotiated over $30 million in developer fees since 2005 during closed session that should otherwise be…
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November 16, 2015
Sheriff’s office refuses to release crime report unless I am a victim
I am trying to get a copy of a public police report from 1999. I phoned the County Sheriff’s Records…
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November 16, 2015
I’m applying to volunteer for the Sheriff’s Dept. Is that form subject to CPRA requests?
I am considering volunteering for a local sheriff’s department. I was given a 14 page document by the department to…
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November 14, 2015
County said no matches for my CPRA request, but I know docs exist. What now?
I requested email records sent by people in a supervisor’s office, using keywords and a date range.
The response said…
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October 19, 2015
Doesn’t the Brown Act require regularly scheduled meetings?
The Board of Directors are constantly postponing regular meetings to accommodate a board member’s busy schedule. They have not set…
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October 16, 2015
Animal shelters deny CPRA request for names of rescue orgs we want to support
Our volunteer group requested animal shelter records on animals that were impounded at a few city/county shelters. Among the information…
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October 14, 2015
How can Ebay censor my listing to sell Confederate Flag belt buckles?
I sell belt buckles that depict the Confederate flag. I pay Ebay a monthly fee for an Ebay Store in addition…