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In my community, any person, business, campaign organization, or other entity who proposes to post or display more than five…

Is a recorded message on a voicemail considered private or can it be recorded for legal purposes?

I am working on an article concerning letters CSU sent out that seem to advocate Proposition 30, the California tax…

Reporters in our news organization deal with several police departments who routinely deny requests for suspect mugshots. Most recently, a…

I am trying to get some skeleton data on a new crop of Brown Act-exempt City Council subcommittees. I requested the…

The city attorney is citing the Health and Safety Code Section 19851 to support the city’s denial of copying building…

 Does the California Public Records Act require residency in California to access documents or are they available to visitors from…

I asked a registrar of voters for the amount billed to a district for election costs between 2006-2008. They asked…

When responding to a request for police reports, CA agencies will usually give a blanket-decision of no without an explanation.…

Tonight the City Attorney reported out on the council’s closed-session meeting. She told the public that the meeting had discussed…