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CPRA

Court response time to CPRA

[…] Records Act says 10 days but upon written notice an additional 14 days if the request is voluminous ?6253(c) Does this time limit apply for requests sent by mail?I have typically received responses within 3 weeks of sending my requests using FedEx Air or USPS Express mail. But when I called the Courthouse I […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Which Meetings are Governed by the Brown Act? Bagley-Keen Act?

Are relevant portions of the following meetings governed by the Brown Act (or the Bagley-Keen Act)?: The board meetings of a nonprofit that a County Dept of Mental Health has contracted with to run a program which has been fully developed by the County Mental Health Department, when that board discusses such program? The […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Third Party Notification

Does the custodian of a public record have the right to notify the party that someone is requesting their public record? I.e., there was a bid for a public entity that is now closed. I want to obtain a copy of the winning bid, but the custodian is saying that they have to notice […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

How can I access records regarding college sports’ recruitment?

I'm a newspaper reporter working on a story on a local man charged in a nationally covered rape case, and we have reason to believe he was being recruited by major college sports programs while on trial. I have the name of the schools, which are public institutions, and we want to know the best way of retrieving documents […]

July 21, 2016
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CPRA

Does the PRA apply to community college records

A recent student survey was conducted by my community college's general emailing service. Can I send a CPRA request form to the community college to receive the results of the survey?

April 12, 2016
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Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

Mayor up for reelection wants to stifle public comment on candidates

The mayor who is running for reelection is currently advancing a policy revision to stifle the public comments during City Council meetings of anyone who is speaking to a ballot initiative or on a candidate. Recently the mayor discussed the changes she’s proposing in an interview with a local newspaper and mentioned email […]

August 30, 2010
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CPRA

Is County Fire Chief’s Association subject to CPRA?

My County’s fire service is attempting to take over the emergency ambulance service contracted by the County (currently outsourced to private ambulance firms). I submitted a CPRA for the contract with the fire service consultant. The cities subsequently denied the contract or stated they were in contract negotiations and would not release. I have […]

April 15, 2016
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First Amendment

Do trade publications have same speech protections as other journalists?

[…] news company is a business operation of our parent company. I would like to inquire about whether our direct ownership of the site conflicts with any First Amendment or journalism laws. For example, are we not protected by the same rights because the site is not an official news source, but a privately owned interest?

September 28, 2011
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Brown Act CPRA

Board Conducting Public’s Business Via Private Emails

[…] all emails between Boardmembers for the past two years.I do not expect to receive them, for a multitude of excuses. But, going forward, what is the process by which a Board can communicate electronically and still comply with the Brown Act? What are the rules? What process could one use to require the Board […]

June 24, 2010
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CPRA

Agency claims my CPRA requests via email are “not public records act request”

In response to an emailed request for public records, the local agency responded that my "series of emails were not a public records act request." In turn, they withheld the requested information. Of course, it could be that I've been not asking for the right thing in the appropriate way? I've been requesting information […]

March 30, 2012