March 19, 2014
Is US’s federally-funded research exempt from CPRA?
If a group of scientists is doing research at a state university, but the research is funded entirely by the…
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March 13, 2014
Is it a Brown Act violation to move item from closed to open session?
I believe the City Council violated the Brown Act at a recent meeting when councilmembers voted 5-0 to move a…
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March 13, 2014
Denied access to letters of complaint regarding Airbnb rentals
My local Neighborhood Council put forth a motion in the Urban Design and Preservation Committee to ban short term rentals.…
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March 9, 2014
School denies access to all info about coach fired amid rumors players’ were abused.
I cover school sports for the local newspaper and recently a coach was fired amid rumors that he/she was abusive…
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March 7, 2014
Minutes of City Council meetings don’t tell whole story
A group of citizens allege the city is wrongly leaving out copies of correspondence the city received related to items…
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March 6, 2014
Does the CPRA cover private entities that do work for government?
I am a reporter working on a story about a recent dog shooting by a police officer although animal control…
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February 6, 2014
Can a news photographer be threatened with arrest while covering a protest?
As a newspaper photographer, I was covering a protest over Caltrans clearing trees alongside the Highway just outside of town.…
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February 4, 2014
Do legal fees count under pending litigation CPRA exemption?
My records request for the documents showing how much money the county has spent on a current and ongoing lawsuit.…
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February 4, 2014
Can I be charged fees for downloading court records posted online?
Riverside Superior Court changes fees to search and acquire court records through its website. This wasn’t always the case. Several…
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February 3, 2014
When should “anticipated litigation” be agendized?
In 2010 our City Council was contacted BY the IRS about a series of Build America Bonds that the City…