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    CPRA

    Online Sheriff’s Blotter

    […] removed about 18 months ago and replaced with this statement: "Due to security concerns, we have discontinued posting detailed inmate information on this website. Information required to be disclosed under Government Code section 6254(f)(1) of the California Public Records Act may be obtained by calling Inmate Records at (714) 647-4666." At the time I complained about this, since […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Government facilities available for public use

    I have a city council member using city council chambers, on private time, to hold an event for her non-profit - which is dedicated to putting the motto "In God We Trust" into council chambers across California and the nation. She is being charged a fee. I wonder if this is appropriate us of […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Golden Gate Bridge suicide records

    I recently made a request to the Golden Gate Bridge and Transportation District for copies of all incident reports from 2006 regarding suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge, attempted suicides, and interrupted suicides.  I had made a similar request for the records from 2004 a few years ago and was provided with the documents […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Council gerrymandering and the Brown Act

    I live in the small desert town.  The Brown Act does not seem to make it to this part of California.  Members of the council poll each other and make decisions before the council meeting, any item they deem goes to closed session and no report of what happened is ever given to the […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Political sign bans by housing that receive public funds

    […] window but my particular apartment lease has a restriction in it barring political yard/window signs. Is this a violation of the First Amendment? My complex is funded by a special type state loan -- a California Housing Finance Agency loan. [See: www.calhfa.ca.gov/] Might this circumstance lend support to my First Amendment right, if need […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment Newsgathering

    The DA gives information to other media, but refuses to make it available to our newspaper

    […] Now, the DA refuses to provide public information on court cases that we can only get (and have gotten for 35 years) over the phone. I believe there is a statute somewhere that requires government officials to provide news to outlets on a non-discriminatory basis. The DA does give info to other news media here.

    August 20, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Must An Agency Provide Translation Services for Board Members Who Need Them?

    We work with a number of local water boards. Community Service Districts and Public Utility Districts. which are required to comply with the Brown Act. The boards we work with are typically in disadvantaged communities, where Spanish is the language of a large number of residents (if not the majority). I have been trying […]

    December 14, 2020

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    CPRA Police Records

    Despite New Laws, My Request for Police Body Camera Footage Has Been Repeatedly Denied

    […] the body camera footage and internal affairs investigation report of an incident that happened at my home involving the discharge of a firearm at a person (me) by a peace officer and the use of extreme excessive force. My requests were denied by both the city and the police department. I have been told […]

    February 8, 2021

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    First Amendment Social Media

    Is it a First Amendment violation when Twitter Suspends My Account for “Hate Speech”

    I've had a Twitter account for at least five years. My account was suspended recently for supposed "hate" speech, and has now been permanently closed. I appealed the decision without success. While I have written sharply worded tweets, I deny that any of them were "hate" speech, and in general believe that it's a […]

    March 23, 2020