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CPRA

Using Public Records Act to find a school executives’ salaries

I am a student looking to improve my understanding of executive compensation at my school and other schools in our region. When I contact the other schools, I cannot obtain hard information. The school administrations simply ignore my emails. I can usually get access to salary schedules, which are a framework for determining compensation, […]

July 19, 2012
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Brown Act First Amendment

Arrested for making public comments that “disturbed” council meeting

I am a signatory of an initiative which qualified for the ballot, but which the city refused to forward to the county for inclusion on the ballot in violation of Elections Code. At the next city council meeting, during the public comment period, I was criticizing the council's illegal refusal to forward the initiative […]

October 21, 2010
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First Amendment

Regulating teacher speech

[…] is committed to bilingual education, Hispanic culture, etc. I posted some articles on how poorly bilingual education performs compared to immersion, etc. that does not conform to the party line. The principal has directed me, and only me, out of 100+ teachers to submit to him anything before I post it on the "all […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

Parent’s email complaint entered as a public comment by school site council

I am a member of our School Site Council. During a recent public comment period, our chairperson read aloud an email that contained a detailed complaint (disclosing the names of a staff member and the emailer’s child – neither of whom were present). Is it the case that we are obligated under the Brown […]

May 3, 2016
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CPRA

California Board of Equalization public access rules

Does the California Board of Equalization have any special exemptions or dispensations from the California public records act or public access to documents it archives?

January 7, 2011
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CPRA

Can I access data on corporations audited by the state?

Does California release the names of corporations audited by the state tax collector and the time period audited? Do you have any information on the positions taken by other states?

July 15, 2013
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CPRA

Can public access city’s internal investigation report?

[…] of the investigation has been requested but denied twice because the city says it is an internal investigation and is not available to anyone outside of City government. This investigation would certainly be of interest to the public to see how the investigation was handled and what the outcome was. Please advise if this […]

October 27, 2011
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CPRA

Can a private company profit by selling public information

Can a private company make a profit by selling public information? Or is there a law that says they cannot take public information and charge people to look at it?

December 21, 2011
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CPRA School Records

District denies teacher access to defaming emails

As a school district employee, what are my rights regarding access to emails received by the district from an outside agency regarding me? It involves accusations and I feel I have a right to know exactly what the allegations are. The school district has been slow to even acknowledge my request to see and […]

November 12, 2013
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Newsgathering Police Records

Can a news photographer be threatened with arrest while covering a protest?

[…] and that Caltrans and the CHP need to be transparent with our small community. Then I was told to leave the area again or and told by the officer that, "I’m giving you a lawful order to leave the area or you will be arrested." I left the area, but was I within […]

February 6, 2014