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Before filing a Brown Act violation against the mayor for denying me the opportunity to speakon an item before the…
I have read the California Public Records Act and I have been unable to find a statute of limitations. Are…
The PRA provides that “[e]ach agency, upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt…
Can email sent by a California Special District elected official to other directors or the district office concerning district business…
Is a weekly Rotary Club meeting considered a “Social or Ceremonial” event that would be governed by the Brown Act?
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.…