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    CPRA

    No oversight when councilmembers compile emails in response to record requests

    Is it a violation of the Public Records Act for public officials to compile potentially incriminating electronic documents on their own, in response to PRA requests, with no actual oversight? I just learned that when a Public Records Act request is submitted to the City Manager of my hometown, for potentially incriminating electronic documents […]

    November 8, 2013

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    CPRA

    Direct Costs of Copying

    In your CPRA Primer (linked from your web page), it says that agencies may charge for the "direct costs" of copying a document but not for anything else.  Is this in statute somewhere?  I have tried to find it with no success.

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Accessing public records on mental health workers

    […] field. Some Counties, state "we have individuals with ’lived experience,’" but refuse to disclose who those individuals are. Mental Health Advocates, such as myself, are very frustrated by this. We believe that employment of individuals with lived experience of mental illness is an important part of providing quality care. We agree they provide an […]

    June 11, 2013

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    CPRA Police Records

    Police refuse request for incident report from peaceful protest

    […] it. She advised that "when the Lt. arrives she will advise you." I and the others then relinquished our ID. Four of us had our ID taken by the deputy. The deputies, and eventually the Lt. all conferred together with the private security official, and then left the scene without telling any of us […]

    September 9, 2011

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    First Amendment

    How can I access records on decisions regarding promotions and tenure at UC?

    I'm working on a book that requires me to access records regarding the denial of support for a prominent University of California professor by his department's promotion and tenure committee. I wish to obtain all documents related to this decision. Two questions: 1. Can I obtain them using FOIA? 2. Do I address the FOIA […]

    July 3, 2015

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    CPRA

    Same fees assessed for electronic data as photocopies

    I’m trying to obtain the school district’s 2010 spending records in digital form, but the USD's General Counsel is asking for 25 cents per page to send the digital information to us. They’ve explained that this is based on the usual fee rate for pages that are photocopied, but as we aren’t asking for […]

    March 23, 2012

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    CPRA

    Fees assessed for electronic data

    I’m trying to obtain records for the LA United School District’s spending for 2010 in digital format, but the LA USD Office of the General Counsel is asking for 25 cents per page to send the digital information to us. They’ve explained that this is based on the usual fee rate for pages that […]

    January 12, 2012

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Is limiting a school board trustee’s comments legal?

    I'm a public school district trustee and the board has tried to limit my comments during the meetings by preventing me from responding to Public Comments made during the "public comment period."  I often will wish to express my agreement with the comment made or ask a follow-up question. Is the board violating my […]

    March 27, 2010

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    Brown Act First Amendment Newsgathering

    When is it okay to videotape a meeting?

    I'm a local news stringer. I attended a community meeting. Did I have a legal right to videotape this meeting? Were my rights violated? Or was I in the wrong?

    December 5, 2010