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CPRA request for animal shelter euthanasia log redact staff members names

California animal shelters use sodium pentobarbital to perform euthanasia on shelter animals by lethal injection. Sodium pentobarbital is a Class 3 controlled substance, and consequently, its use is regulated by state and federal law. Shelters are required to keep a log of euthanasia performed in order to keep track of the usage of the […]

December 12, 2015
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CPRA Police Records

Public Record, and 911 Call Logs

We submitted a Public Records Request to the Police Department seeking a copy of their 'Call for Service’ log, known also as the Daily Dispatch Log, Police Blotter or 911 Call Log. They denied the request indicating that they don't have this type of information, therefore are not required to compile such information. We […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Printing by public officials

[…] an Express Mail with return receipt requested. Or can I type up a letter with attachments, make a copy of same and hand deliver to whatever county government office is appropriate, then ask for a date stamp on my copy. We do not have a lot of money and since most of the county […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Local Agencies’ Request for Qualifications Bids

[…] for Request for Qualifications Bids/responses to be available for the public to review? Can we use legislation in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain developers' responses to an RFQ? The agency is a local government redevelopment agency that has put out an RFQ to developers for the development of the old Army Base.

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

List of applicants for a public entity’s general manager

A municipal water district hired a new general manager. A board member told me they had "about 20" applicants, and the list would be reduced to a few who would be interviewed. Are names of all who applied open to the public? Are names of those on the short list who were interviewed open […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Brown Act Rules for Non-Profits

As a public non profit corporation that’s primary purpose is to support the public elementary school are we required to comply with the Brown Act? Does having the Principal of the school on the executive board have any bearing on complying with the Brown Act?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Brown Act and Homeowners Associations

[…] wife last night tried to videotape a meeting that I could not make, and security told her to stop and she complied. It is my understanding that the Brown Act applies to HOA's from this site, I believe. Is this true, did the HOA do something illegal last night in denying my wife access […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Accessing Records of Parolees’ Addresses

Officials in one of the cities of the Coachella Valley are concerned that a disproportionate number of parolees are being released to live there by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. I requested through the Public Records Act information on all parolees the department has listed as living in the nine cities, the […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Are blueprints of public buildings public under the CPRA?

I was looking at looking at electrical plans from 1997 on the Dept. of Building and Safety's computer. I took a few pictures of the screen and was told I could not do that and that I should know better. The permit tech said they are under copyright and I must have a letter from […]

May 20, 2015
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CPRA

SF Unified School District Records

Can you please direct me to the correct California Public Records Act form I need to use to obtain records from the San Francisco Unified School District? Do I also need to submit a US FOIA request as well or is a CPRA request sufficient? Are there applicable administrative remedies that need to be […]

June 14, 2009