June 14, 2009
Mayor’s appearance calendar
A local activist says that the Mayor and City Attorney “have both sent me letters refusing to divulge the mayor’s…
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June 14, 2009
Personnel Files
How do I access city personnel files? Particularly performance reviews?
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June 14, 2009
Proposals and Public Records, Limiting Public Comment
I attend Board meetings of a California Municipal Water District which takes the viewpoint that the Brown Act requirements are…
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June 14, 2009
Police dispatch calls
I am reporting a story on law enforcement agencies encoding police dispatch calls and rendering useless police scanners used by…
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June 14, 2009
Requests for applications of public positions
I live in a City with a deep history of closed government.The City Clerk has just notified me that I…
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June 14, 2009
The California Bar and CPRA
Is the California Bar subject to the California Public Records Act or any similar open access law?
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June 14, 2009
Unreasonable Fees for Access
The county keeps a database of records that are computer printouts of companies who have valid permits, and these lists…
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June 14, 2009
Destroying public records under the CPRA
Under what circumstances can government agencies (i.e., a city government) destroy records? I see requests to destroy records from time…
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June 14, 2009
The CPRA and court records
I have a question regarding the Public Records Act, and how it applies to the courts.I am hoping to get…
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June 14, 2009
Accessing Polling Done with Public Funds
A school district uses public funds to conduct a poll regarding public support for a tax measure. The authorities I’ve…