October 13, 2015
Deadline missed for CPRA request. What should we do next?
On August 12 we requested public records under the CPRA from our Joint School District. We gave them the 10-day request for…
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October 12, 2015
If I painted a message on a building I own, can I be charged for creating illegal graffiti?
In Maryland, the state statute defines graffiti as illicit painting on an exterior wall. Baltimore City defines graffiti as any…
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October 12, 2015
City misses CPRA request deadlines “due to staff vacancies”?
My friend and I first requested financial records for two affordable housing projects receiving government subsidies on August 19. The…
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October 7, 2015
How can we make CSU produce public records withheld without explanation?
We are seeking assistance to obtain public records (under the Public Records Act and McKee Transparency Act) that have not…
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September 22, 2015
Are the officer’s emails exempt from access under the CA Public Records Act?
I am considering filing an open records request under the California Public records act for the internal emails of a…
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September 18, 2015
Is County Transit’s denial of our ads based on content, violating free speech?
I work on an environmental campaign related to water and wildlife habitat. I have attempted to place ads on buses…
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September 17, 2015
Can a public college bar employees speaking to the press?
My community college district has an unwritten policy that bars publicly employed campus safety officers from speaking to members of the…
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September 16, 2015
What penalties have local governments faced for violating the CPRA?
I’m developing program to teach our office staff how to handle PRAs, and am looking for some examples of local…
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September 16, 2015
CPRA ten-day deadline for request responses: Is that business days or calendar days?
Regarding the CPRA’s mandate that an agency must respond to a request within 10 days, FAC and other groups claim this means calendar days, not…
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September 15, 2015
What does the CPRA say about an agency charging a $48 “clerical fee”?
I’m interested in getting some feedback from someone a little more experienced at filing public records act requests. I’m a…