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FAC-backed bill, AB 521, would require disclosure of water usage by corporations
June 30, 2015
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What portion of personnel files are exempt from CPRA disclosure?
[…] subject to disclosure. "Although reclassification may be embarrassing to an individual…in California, employment contracts are public records and may not be considered exempt…The letters were memoranda of appointment to a position and the rescission thereof; they therefore manifested his employment contract. Because the letters regarded business transactions and contained no personal information, the court […]April 22, 2017
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Can A City Councilmember Change Recorded Vote If It Changes Outcome?
[…] been tabulated by the City Clerk? This concerns a vote that was taken by written ballot in a public meeting to fill a vacant council seat by appointment. The clerk read the votes and there was no majority on a particular candidate. So, one of the councilmen changed his vote stating he didn't want […]April 5, 2018
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It starts again: A Washington, DC judge has ordered 5 journalists to name their confidential sources for stories about the anthrax letters of 2001
June 3, 2009
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County Bar Association and the CPRA and Brown Act
June 14, 2009
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Brown Act violation involving resignations
[…] not violate the Brown Act (pertaining to open meetings), but it might violate the Board’s bylaws. You may want to request a copy, to determine voting and appointment requirements. Additionally, the resignation (and any document rescinding it) may be available to you by way of a public records request. The Public Records Act provides […]April 4, 2016
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Can criminal background checks on county candidates be kept confidential?
[…] on other officeholders nor does it plan to start doing them for all candidates. It did, however, conduct such a check in 1989 when it last made an appointment to the clerk-recorder position. Is the county's interpretation correct? Can the county keep the results of a background check on a person holding elected office confidential?May 1, 2013
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Does the CA legislature have an open meeting law?
[…] with the Joint Rule of the Assembly and Senate. Govt. Code § 9028. The legislature may only hold a meeting in closed session in order to consider the appointment or evaluation of an employee, to consider matters that impact the safety of members of the legislature, or to confer with counsel. Govt. Code § 9029. Additionally, […]December 17, 2014
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Does the Brown Act apply to volunteer fire company
June 14, 2009
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CFAC sponsors bill to prevent agencies from using anti-SLAPP law to deter citizens' open-gov suits
June 2, 2009