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    Government officials use personal email and texting to avoid public access laws. Why not use technology to enhance accountability instead of to subvert it?

    By PETER SCHEER---All public officials favor open government in principle. Who would dare say otherwise? In reality, however, they are in a perpetual search, guided by clever lawyers, for new ways to circumvent disclosure requirements--at best, because they view requests for records as a nuisance, and at worst, because they have something to hide […]

    August 22, 2009

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    Prop. 42 Background from the Legislative Analyst’s Office

    […] governments. Californians receive services from thousands of local governments—counties, cities, school and community college districts, and special districts (such as fire districts, flood control districts, and water districts). Each local government has a local governing body (such asa city council or county board of supervisors) that makes decisions about its programs, services, and operations. Public Access to Local […]

    April 23, 2014

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Regional Centers and the CPRA

    Are the roughly 21 private non-profit corporations known as Regional Centers (effectively created by the Lanterman Act)  that operate under contract with the Department of Development Services, subject to the Brown Act, and thus, to the CPRA?

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA School Records

    Charter schools and the CPRA

    […] versions. These missing minutes span three years. The minutes that are missing surround major events that took place such as controversial board member resignations, votes to amend bylaws, votes that involved irregular activities and potential conflicts of interest and self-dealing. The minutes I've asked for do exist. They were referred to in other future […]

    July 26, 2013

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    CPRA

    Charter schools and public oversight

    I have reason and documentation to believe that the charter school my children attend has not been properly permitted and fire codes have been violated. The Governing Board falls under the Brown Act as a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation. Can I request and receive copies of permits from the school for the portable […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Does the CPRA cover private entities that do work for government?

    I am a reporter  working on a story about a recent dog shooting by a police officer although animal control officers say they had the situation under control.  Reports were filed by both Humane Society animal control officers on  the scene when the dog was tasered and shot by the officer.  I understand one […]

    March 6, 2014

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    CPRA

    Accessing Polling Done with Public Funds

    […] question.  Do you agree the poll is clearly a public record?  If so, can a district avoid releasing the entire poll--and instead release only the pollster's summary-- by claiming that the complete poll and cross tabs are in the pollster's physical possession and the district only requested a summary?  Seems absurd to me, but […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    What Constitutes a Local Agency

    Are records from Hollywood Park OR Santa Anita Racetrack (aka Magna Entertainment Corp. and Los Angeles Turf Club) subject to public access?  If so, how do I access them?  They are under the jurisdictions of the California Horse Racing Board.  Therefore, I believe the Brown Act may apply...?

    June 14, 2009