The DA gives information to other media, but refuses to make it available to our newspaper
I uncovered an election-time irregularity in the office of the District Attorney. This news led to his assistant’s departure. Now,…
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I uncovered an election-time irregularity in the office of the District Attorney. This news led to his assistant’s departure. Now,…
I am attempting to identify information from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The specific information is an identifying number…
I am a reporter currently working on a series of articles on a local nonprofit. I know that as a…
The planning commission was given six days to review a 117 page packet for a very controversial project for the…
In response to our public records request for electronic data, public agencies have refused to release data in Excel format.…
First off thank you so much for providing such a boon to transparency in government.
I’ve found an attorney willing…
What section of California law deals with retention and destruction of public records?
I manage a small organization that helps teach people to use public records for their protection. Recently we made a…
Our organization arranged a private meeting of some community stakeholders on a issue that will be coming before a city…
I am a journalist preparing a story about two potential members of the local School Board. One is the recent…