June 12, 2013
CPRA Request being stonewalled by their attorney
Our local fire district is a special independent district with the governing board elected by the populace. It is a…
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June 11, 2013
Accessing public records on mental health workers
In many California Counties’ Mental/Behavioral Health Departments brag they employ individuals with ”lived experience” of mental illness.
The claim is…
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June 10, 2013
City Attorney says legal analysis is a CPRA exemption
A group of citizens is opposing the City Council’s 3/2 vote to allow two digital billboards on city property.
Citizens…
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June 10, 2013
1st amendment right to porn denied by senior center
My local city-run senior center censors books, magazines, films, internet and bulletin-board postings.
Though it is a senior center, they…
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June 7, 2013
CPRA request denied for city employee’s college grades
The City has an employee reimbursement education program for college credits. Part of the city’s requirement for reimbursement is a…
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June 6, 2013
Records request denied due to “deliberative process privilege”
My city is claiming “deliberative process privilege” in redacting the planning director appointment calendar. I’m wondering if there have been…
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June 6, 2013
Publishing a photo showing license plate numbers
While walking across a parking lot at an elementary school site, I noticed a car that had been parked in…
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June 5, 2013
Does the Brown Act require minutes from city council meetings?
Are city councils required to have minutes?
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June 4, 2013
Can I access history of code violations using the CPRA?
I filed a code violation complaint in 2005 because of hoarding and abandoned vehicles on a neighbor’s easement. Many things…
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May 31, 2013
City finds many ways to deny CPRA requests for emails
My newspaper has had difficulty accessing City emails via public records requests. Our city has a written policy of only…