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Brown signs anti-sunshine bill, setting up 1st Amdt battle. Do labor rights trump democracy?

[…] to receive information from their elected officials, and by elected officials’ derivative First Amendment rights to communicate with constituents about matters of public importance—-which union contracts covering government employees surely are. These communications are the essence of democracy, enabling the people to hold government accountable. And the essence of democracy is non-negotiable (to paraphrase […]

October 27, 2015
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Big victory in CA Supreme Court case on public access to government data

In a major victory for open government and data access, the California Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Orange County cannot restrict access to its electronic mapping data--a so-called "basemap." The Court decided unanimously that the county basemap is a public record under the Public Records Act, which means that it must be made available […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 10, 2013
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CPRA

How does the CPRA deal with emails between elected officials

Can email sent by a California Special District elected official to other directors or the district office concerning district business be subject to examination using the Public Records Act? Would it make a difference if he used his personal computer to send an email to another elected official?

August 21, 2010
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CPRA

UC student grades and the CPRA

I have a question about the California Public Records Act. Do Public records include student grades from the UC system?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

The CPRA and State Employees

[…] this is accurate, but GC 6252.5 muddies the water for me. Our Chief indicates in the quote above that she was "advised" that the PRA does not apply to state employees. I am certain that advice was provided by our internal legal staff, in whom I have little faith. Can you clarify this for me?

June 14, 2009
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Bagley-Keene Act CPRA

The California Bar and CPRA

Is the California Bar subject to the California Public Records Act or any similar open access law?

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment

How do we respond to government harassment of our protest?

We had some 15 protesters on a public passage that is a footpath over a major frwy. A government entity kept harassing us during our protest. We hung large signs over the frwy as these overpasses have metal grids fencing. This in turn slowed but did not impede or block or obstruct moving […]

September 18, 2013
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CPRA

Can I access emails of city employees using personal emails for city business?

Our newspaper made an public records request for "all emails to and from city employees" regarding a new parking meter system the city is using. Our intention is to see whether employees have written emails stating that the system is not working properly. In response, the city attorney exempted an unspecified number of emails […]

November 17, 2011
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CPRA

Will attorney/client privilege keep me from learning how County is spending bond money?

[…] asked my county Supervisor what code or law allowed them to use funds from a CSA (County Service Area), which is involved in a lawsuit. What was presented to the people in the ballot said nothing about using the funds for the legal defense of the County. Is the information I requested attorney client privilege or […]

June 8, 2015
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CPRA

Denied access to county’s seismic studies

I have been seeking access to seismic studies performed as part of the county's subway extension process but my request has been denied. I would like to make the request under the FOIA. How should I do this? Does the County have its own FOIA?

September 29, 2011