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CPRA

What rules apply to searching DMV database?

[…] The Act specifically provides that the local agency may charge a fee for a copy of a Public Record pursuant to Gov't Code section 6253.Gov't Code section 54957.5(d). The Act also provides that copies of records must be made available "upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if […]

December 7, 2010
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Brown Act First Amendment

Can someone be arrested for speaking too long at a public meeting?

[…] a reasonably efficient manner. Id. at 1426. Note that the Brown Act expressly provides for the "removal of individuals who are willfully interrupting meeting." Govt. Code section 54957.9. Whether exceeding a time limit constituted willfully interrupting a meeting would necessarily depend on the facts of the particular case. Making a before-the-fact determination that a […]

September 11, 2014
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Public officials’ love of secrecy is no match for the public’s love to watch government decision-making up close. In California, democratic voyeurism prevails.

[…] (now the county assessor) denied requests under the Public Records Act for emails between him and other supervisors, as well as his calendar of official meetings and appointments. Postmus says he doesn't have to disclose records that might reflect his and his colleagues' "deliberative process." In this he relies on a 1991 Supreme Court […]
- Public Meetings
June 2, 2009
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CPRA School Records

Charter schools and the CPRA

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Accessing Polling Done with Public Funds

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

City Attorney says legal analysis is a CPRA exemption

[…] be made available upon request without delay," this requirement does not apply to records exempt from disclosure pursuant to Govt. Code section 6254. See Govt. Code section 54957.5. Note that there is no requirement that the documents pertain to a pending meeting, as long as they are in connection with matter that is subject […]

June 10, 2013
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Brown Act

Does Brown Act Allow Adding Agenda Items Less Than 72-Hours Before A Meeting?

May 19, 2020
Cases

FAC, ACLU Oppose Temecula School Board’s Attempt to Throw Out Public Interest Lawsuit
- Free Expression
January 18, 2024
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Brown Act

Lawsuits Among School Trustees

[…] a party; a decision to participate as an amicus curiae in a third-party case; and a decision to approve the settlement of pending litigation. Govt. Code Section 54957.1. As for prohibited disclosure, the Brown Act provides that "a person may not disclose confidential information that has been acquired by being present in a closed […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Homeowners Associations Prohibition on Videotaping

June 14, 2009