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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    City study taken off website after one day

    An historic inventory and study that the city paid for was put on the city's website for only a day and then taken off. I've asked city staff to provide me with a copy and was told that it's an administrative draft and they're not for public view.

    March 23, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Can City Attorney Withhold 911 Call Transcripts?

    A county supervisor called 911 to report what he described as an assault with several punches thrown at him. The local police department investigated and determined witnesses saw no punches thrown. After some delay, the city attorney has released the police investigative documents. Thus far, they have refused to release transcripts of the phone […]

    March 8, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    Public Records Act Request Denied Due to Inability to Redact “Deliberative Material”

    In response to public comment that I made before the school board, the school district's Charter School Division sent an email to a charter school asking for data so that they could report back to the Board.  I sent a Public Records Act request to the District asking for a copy of the report […]

    February 20, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    What rules must public meetings follow regarding agendas and notice?

     I chair the Citizens' Advisory Committee to the Water District Board. A member of the public attends and harasses the Board accusing them of not following precisely Robert's Rules of Order at District noticed and agendized Board meetings. Is he correct?

    April 24, 2017

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Public Records Non-Compliance, Filing Suit, and Non-Response

    What can I do if  a county office of education doesn't respond to a CPRA request?  When I file an official request with the county superintendent of schools in his/her capacity as the secretary to the county board of education (with copies to each county board member) I frequently receive no answer. What recourse do […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Tax Document Exemptions from Public Records Requests

    We requested consultant contracts from the county office of education, but the information we received was incomplete.  We've thought of requesting the list of consultants who received an IRS 1099 form, but we're concerned that we would be denied the information on the grounds that it falls under the "tax" exclusion section of the […]

    June 24, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA FOIA

    Third time no charm: University denies documents, offers no explanation

    The university where I work denied a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that involved analysis of information that provided justification for a university policy.  After the denial I refined my letter to request specific documents. However, they haven't responded at to my second request, or to a follow up after ten working days […]

    February 4, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    City council candidates’ website URLs have been excluded from the city website

    Our city is having an election in November for city council members. On the city’s website, they list each candidate’s name, address, phone number, etc.  When I suggested to the city clerk that the candidate’s website address also be included as a public service, I got a response that: "The City’s responsibility is to […]

    October 11, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Police refuse to release names of individuals who bought stolen laptop

    My laptop was taken in a burglary.  When the police located it, it had been bought and sold twice people who had it innocently bought it off Craigslist. Those people are listed as "witness" on the police report. Police refuse to identify them to me because 1) they don't release witness identities 2) release their […]

    December 12, 2014