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    CPRA

    Government Employee Benefits Records

    As a part of freedom of information act, government employees [names & amounts posted] receive their salaries and benefits which are sourced from funds that were generated from the tax base (tax-paying public). I want to know names and amounts of financial benefits (social services/housing) that each person in Santa Clara County receives, as […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Application of the Brown Act to Volunteer Fire Companies

    […] of the Public Records Act, but are the rest of our records part of the same Act? We believe that we are not part of the Brown Act because none of our members are on the Fire Dept. Board or visa versa. We are a separate entity formed by our group back in the 50's.

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment Social Media

    Can the City ban negative online posting by public employees, officials?

     I live in Tennessee, and my town recently adopted a social media policy that forbids any city employee, elected official, appointed official, vendor or volunteer from posting anything "negative" about the city on social media. Can you please take a look at this and determine if this is a violation of the First Amendment?  

    March 5, 2015

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    CPRA Police Records

    Police Reports and the CPRA

    This message pertains to obtaining police reports taken.  I have been told by LAPD that unless I am the one who files a police report I cannot get copies.  How can this not be public information?  If the report was filed against me am I entitled to a copy?  I have had approx 50-75 […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment Social Media

    Former Employer Blocked My Twitter Account Stopping Me From Accessing COVID-19 Info

    […] question: can I file a lawsuit or complaint and possibly receive damages for them violating my First Amendment right of receiving free speech and notices from a government organization, and -- because of the block -- possibly blocking my right as a free American in posting on social media my displeasure with a publicly […]

    August 7, 2020

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    CPRA

    How to Request Information Stored in a Database?

    How does the California Public Records Act handle information stored in a database rather than a specific record (e.g. an existing, stand-alone document)? For example, if I'm looking for historical financial information on a public works project at my city, the data might be in a database and would require city staff to run […]

    March 11, 2020

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    CPRA

    Are Citizen Bond Oversight Committee Applications Public Records?

    […] applications of Citizen Bond Oversight Committee members, however, the school district denied "the request stating my request for the completed applications are protected from disclosure pursuant to Government Code section 6254(c), disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." I reviewed the government code and think it does not apply to […]

    May 15, 2020

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    First Amendment Protest Rights

    I Believe My University Has Infringed on My Right to Free Speech. How Can I Fight Back?

    […] my first amendment right to free speech. I believe that I am being targeted due to my outspoken support for the movement. I am not requesting assistance for anything other than this suspension, which I believe will continue to be an intimidation tactic used against those who exercise their free speech by criticizing the university.

    April 21, 2022

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    CPRA

    City Stonewalls CPRA Request for Sexual Harassment Complaints Against Council Member

    I recently submitted a public records act request asking for all complaints filed by city employees against sitting council members. As a local journalist, I got a tip that a council member may have had a number of sexual harassment complaints filed against him. After asking for several extensions, the city responded today. They […]

    November 8, 2018