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    CPRA

    Can I appeal a records request denial from State Medical Board?

    I made a request to the California Medical Board for licensing application information. The Medical Board denied my request and offered no avenues for appeal. By my reading of relevant case law, and admittedly I am not a lawyer, this information is clearly not exempt from the Public Records Act. Are there avenues for […]

    August 22, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    City wants me to pay to see report on fire at my house

    […] to a fire at my property. They wanted to charge me $16 just to view the record, and said that they had been authorized to do so by the City Council.  Is this legal?  GovC 6253(b) authorizes charges "... of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable."  Does a […]

    November 24, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    City rules complainant names are always withheld

    I have requested the name of a complainant against me in a Building Code Enforcement case. There Have been anonymous harassment events in my neighborhood that the complaint may be linked to. The agency declined to release the name,citing the 6255 catch-all provision in the city regulation that says the public interest clearly outweighs […]

    December 28, 2010

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    Brown Act

    I ask for transparency; they ask me to resign

    […] I am an unpaid, parent volunteer on the committee and one of several stakeholders (parents, community, retired teacher, district employees and paid consultants). This committee was handpicked by the Superintendent and parents were selected as committee members to ensure transparency. There are no school board members on the committee and there was no school […]

    January 11, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Who Bears the Cost of Previously Public Documents Now Held By A Third Party?

    I have an outstanding PRA request to the county regarding ongoing litigation. The applicant of the project at issue in litigation changed in 2011. The County asserts they do not have the documents from the the previous applicant but that they can be purchased from a third party consulting firm for $2,000. My question […]

    February 14, 2018

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    CPRA Police Records

    How to access arrest warrants

    I attempted to view the arrest warrants issued for the month of May, I was told I could only see the warrants for which I could provide an address or date. The County clerks said that the warrants were public but could not be viewed all together because they were not filed that way. […]

    July 8, 2011

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    School Site Council tactics intimidate parents, public

    […] am interested in a possible cause of action arising from events at a meeting of the high school Site Council, at which public comment was cut off by the chair.  The individual was repeatedly ruled "out of order." The person was then ordered out of the meeting and, when he failed to comply, an […]

    February 3, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Are the officer’s emails exempt from access under the CA Public Records Act?

    I am considering filing an open records request under the California Public records act for the internal emails of a police sergeant.I suspect there is information related to misconduct on an issue not related to any open criminal case or crime investigation. Are the officer's emails exempt under the law, or would the department […]

    September 22, 2015

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    Brown Act Newsgathering

    Restrictions on Agendas and Minutes

    I am attempting to report on city government and  have learned that the city only offers citizens the chance to view agendas during normal business hours. If one wishes to obtain copies, the city charges $.15 per black and white page. Past agendas and minutes can be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope. […]

    March 5, 2012