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Can the police legally use hidden cameras to videotape interactions with the public without the public’s consent? Not just in…
I’m an investigative reporter trying to obtain information from the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection (about…
I submitted a request for arrest and incident reports from a police department for a case involving my client but…
As a professional signature gatherer for over a decade, it seems that California remains in a legal gray area regarding…
My organization is being charged a fee to view parole hearing transcripts–not copy; simply view. We are also told we…
Last weekend our son’s 4th grade teacher was fired from her “at will” employment at a local charter school. The…
I attended a fire board meeting tonight where the preliminary budget was on the agenda. They had the budget in…
A recent CPRA request to the California Department of Justice resulted in a partial denial of responsive records; they claimed…
Our city is having an election in November for city council members. On the city’s website, they list each candidate’s…
I have asked the city for a particular statistical report about their red light camera system. They have refused to…