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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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A California Perspective on AG Alberto Gonzales’ Problems

[…] the emails. Although the administration has invoked executive privilege to resist Congressional demands that executive branch officials testify in public and under oath about the US Attorney- dismissals, there has been no similar tug-of-war over the emails. Secretive as the federal government is in many areas, its deliberations are an open book compared to […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009
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Brown Act

Agenda item questions

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA Newsgathering

Accessing document constituting an agenda and agency audits

[…] the body, are disclosable public records under the California Public Records Act . . ., and shall be made available upon request without delay." Govt. Code Section 54957.5. 2) There is no general rule with respect to access to public agency audits. The default rule is therefore the one that applies to all public […]

June 14, 2009
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California Public Records Act Primer

[…] then-Governor Deukmejian, and has since been applied in other contexts, including records of phone calls by city council members, and records regarding applications to the Government for appointment to fill vacancies on county boards of supervisors. According to the Supreme Court, "the key question in every case is whether disclosure of the materials would […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
July 8, 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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Homeowners Associations Prohibition on Videotaping

June 14, 2009
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Security plans for the Democratic convention in Denver must be changed to make room for dissent
- Free Expression
June 3, 2009
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CPRA

is there a deadline for filing suit over denial of requested records?

June 5, 2017
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Brown Act

Advisory committee subject to Brown Act?

June 14, 2009