June 14, 2009
Third-Party Settlements
Last year, the city of Los Angeles settled a lawsuit by several outdoor advertising companies. The settlement, approved by the…
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June 14, 2009
Are CPRA requests public?
Are Public Records Act requests themselves exempt from the Public Records Act? Specifically, are PRA logs or other materials used…
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June 14, 2009
FOIA precedents and the CPRA #2
Would a Federal FOIA (Exemption 6) be precedent setting in California where the records in question fall under CPRA Section…
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June 14, 2009
Court Employee Anonymity
The courts here operate with anonymity as to the identities of the employees therein, which appears to be an illegal…
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June 14, 2009
Withholding of Juveniles’ Names in Police Records
There’s a bit of a gang war here in Salinas, and many of those involved are juveniles. I understand police…
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June 14, 2009
Access to Incident Records
Recently I had two cars towed from a city street – the total cost of retrieval was over $1000.00. I…
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June 14, 2009
Accessing personal information in police reports
I have been involved in an ongoing series of complaints against my health care provider. In the process one of…
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June 14, 2009
Awarding Attorney’s Fees in CPRA Cases
We just received a tentative ruling on a CPRA case against Caltrans where we prevailed completely and yet we were…
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June 14, 2009
Confidentiality of CPRA requests
Are responses to Public Records Act requests confidential?
Some allegations were made about a person by an employee of a…
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June 14, 2009
Drafts and Public Record
My city is reviewing and commenting on a Draft EIR for a large project they are undertaking. They have been…