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    CPRA Police Records

    Trouble obtaining arrest records and mugshots

    We are attempting to obtain arrest logs and mugshots or the booking photos associated with each arrest from local police jurisdictions for the purpose of crime statistical data gathering. We are asking for data on a consistent basis, i.e. daily email, weekly spreadsheets etc. Some jurisdictions have supplied the arrest logs but no photos. […]

    October 28, 2011

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    Brown Act

    No Video Record of Show-of-Hands Votes

    […] in attendance, the Board voted 9-5-1 to send a proposal forward. People in front requested a roll call vote but the Chair asked for a quick vote by hand. As of today, Oct. 19 the minutes of the meeting have not been posted. That's only part of it. It would be easier for me […]

    February 23, 2018

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    CPRA Police Records

    Police claims officer ‘use of force’ reports personnel not public issue

    […] concerned about police use of force; where it is occurring and under what circumstances, and which officers are involved. We have twice asked for this information from the Police Department. Once, for several years worth of reports, which were denied to us on the grounds that they were "evaluative reports of officer conduct akin […]

    July 8, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Sheriff refuses access to complaint

    Two years ago, I filed a citizens complaint with the Sheriff’s Department. This complaint was against the sheriff and his deputies. I have requested copies of all documents compiled in their internal investigation and they have informed me that documents concerning personnel are exempt. I just want copies of my complaint plus any correspondence […]

    January 10, 2012

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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

    My job has been threatened if I divulge details of closed-door meetings

    The state university where I worked has held confidential meetings of a management committee for a program operated under an agreement with the county. There was never an agenda, minutes, notices of meetings or officers. For the past four years. They threatened to fire me if anything at these meetings was divulged, and now they […]

    March 10, 2017

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    First Amendment

    Can my High School Principal ban “furry culture” tails on campus?

    […] Our tails are a form of expression, a way of saying "Hey, we're furries and we're proud. This tail represents my personality shape-wise and color-wise. There are many like it, but this one is mine." Is my tail covered by the First Amendment? It is an accessory that is neither gang-related nor obscene, just a tail.

    March 25, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    New rule places unreasonable time restraints on public comments

    The new rule one of the county supervisors has been threatening to make formal, requires constituent speakers to aggregate all remarks on as many as a dozen or more separate items into one three minute slot isolated from other speakers and staff who may have commentary on individual items. This requires the speaker […]

    March 5, 2012

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    CPRA

    Can fees be charged for existing electronic/digital records?

    The County's Public Safety Group sent me an invoice in regards to my PRA request for copies of their three existing contracts with Cal Fire. These records already exist in an electronic/ digital format. There is no reason to charge me a fee for them to be delivered to me via email. They […]

    August 30, 2016

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    CPRA

    Can criminal background checks on county candidates be kept confidential?

    […] will not be public documents pursuant to the penal code which bars release of this information to individuals ineligible to receive such information. They also cite AB2410 by Fuentes, a law passed last year that says that individuals convicted of certain crimes that violate the public trust (embezzlement, bribes, the like) are ineligible to […]

    May 1, 2013