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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Water Board repeatedly violates Brown Act

    I recently attended a meeting of a publicly- elected Water Board. There were three Brown Act violations during the meeting. One of the violations was attempted and the attorney for the Board interrupted the Board and informed them that they were in violation of the Brown Act. Subsequently, this same Board held an opening […]

    December 31, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Why did one county deny a PRA request that most others quickly fulfill?

    […] inconsistent with applicable local utility usage policies. (e) Upon determination by the local agency that the utility customer who is the subject of the request is an elected or appointed official with authority to determine the utility usage policies of the local agency, provided that the home address of an appointed official shall not […]

    July 25, 2013

  • Handbooks

    California Public Records Act Primer

    […] 97 (1997); Gov. Code § 7928.300 (exempting home address and telephone numbers of public agency employees); Gov. Code § 7928.205-215 (home address or telephone number of any elected or appointed official not to be posted on the Internet). Gov. Code § 7924.000(a) (home address, telephone number, and other information shown on voter registration card […]

    July 8, 2024

  • Latest News

    Press Release

    FAC, SPJ NorCal Announce Efforts to Protect Press Freedom One Year After Raid on Journalist

    […] gate of Carmody’s home, later revealed to be part of extensive police surveillance of the journalist who obtained a police report about the death of the city’s elected public defender, Jeff Adachi. Police were after Carmody’s confidential source. In all, the SFPD obtained five search warrants targeting Carmody’s cell phone records, home and office, […]

    May 12, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Can new board members ask for past closed session update?

    I am a newly elected school board member. Our upcoming agenda will contain a closed session item that has also been discussed in closed session prior to my appointment. Can I ask the staff and board members who participated in the prior closed session to divulge what was discussed then?

    February 20, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Notices of City’s Closed Session Real Estate Negotiations Provide Only Generic Information

    […] 54954.5 (available here): For purposes of describing closed session items pursuant to Section 54954.2, the agenda may describe closed sessions as provided below. No legislative body or elected official shall be in violation of Section 54954.2 or 54956 if the closed session items were described in substantial compliance with this section. Substantial compliance is […]

    April 21, 2022

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Email Correspondence Records

    […] records saved by the employee are kept in a privately maintained ".pst" file on the employees hard drive.  How long must the city maintain email records, especially elected officials who discuss employee or departmental actions, concerns or opinions?   I know the Mayor criticized my actions as an employee to the fire chief, and the […]

    June 14, 2009