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    Explainers

    FAC’s Explainer page provides information about topics relating to public records, open meetings, and freedom of speech that we are often asked about. The information you are looking for may be here, but if it is not, please feel free to submit a request to our Legal Hotline.

    July 3, 2024

  • Handbooks

    California Public Records Act Primer

    […] handbook is a project of the First Amendment Coalition. Our gratitude to James Chadwick, formerly of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, author of the 2006 guide. Updates by staff of the First Amendment Coalition: Legal Director David Loy and Legal Fellows Monica Price and Khrystan Policarpio, with contributions from Advocacy Director Ginny LaRoe and […]

    July 8, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Can my former employer disclose my personnel records under the CPRA?

    I resigned from my job at a government entity. I submitted a CPRA request to my former workplace, seeking records related to disciplinary actions taken against me. My former workplace responded, providing only some records and stating the remaining records are exempt under Government Code Sections 7922.000, 7927.700, and 7927.705. It did not provide […]

    May 15, 2025

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    Most Wanted Secret Doc: Justice Dept Memo Analyzing Drone Strikes Against Suspected Terrorists

    […] now. First are Mitt Romney's undisclosed tax returns. You already know about those. The other is a classified legal memorandum, prepared by the Justice Department, analyzing the government's legal authority to conduct targeted killings of terrorists abroad-including, specifically, terrorists who are U.S. citizens. Interest in this memo intensified following a 2011 drone strike in […]

    August 27, 2012

  • Handbooks

    Reporter’s Field Guide: Data Sources in California

    By Paloma Esquivel A guide to publicly available data in California on criminal justice, education, the environment, state and local finances and more. This is a live document that will regularly updated. Access the most recent version here. First Published: January 29, 2026

    January 29, 2026

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    What can be done if I believe a public school district has improperly withheld records that should be accessible under the CPRA?

    For nearly a year, I’ve been seeking public records related to administrative conduct at a public high school. The requests concern complaints, investigations, and correspondence involving multiple administrators. The school district has responded to my requests with a pattern of delay, denial, and blanket exemptions. The district has claimed that no non-exempt records exist. […]

    May 27, 2025

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    CPRA

    Are government employee hiring records accessible under the CPRA?

    […] in the selection process. I specifically sought the qualifications of the candidate who was hired and did not request personal information on other applicants. The county responded by generally citing the CPRA and only provided the job posting and publicly available materials, without citing specific exemptions or reasons for denial. Was this a permissible […]

    May 16, 2025