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    CPRA

    Local School District Records

    Can you please direct me to the correct California Public Records Act form I need to use to obtain records from a 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 exhausted, ie, the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Mayor and University Official Meetings

    The mayors of four cities have formed a grouping of sorts and meet with the University chancellor & the director of the labs - this is not done in public -- should it be done in public?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Access of relatives to murder investigation files

    […] enumerated exemptions to disclosure.  Based on the information you have provided, it is likely that some of the documents you seek would be exempt from disclosure under Government Code section 6254(f), which allows law enforcement agencies to refuse to release records of investigations. Authorized representatives of victims are entitled to certain additional information that […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Improper Noticing of Serial and Special Meetings In Violation of the Brown Act

    […] judicial determination that a violation of the Brown Act took place, and ordering that the council cease from engaging in future violations of the Brown Act. Under Government Code§ 54960(a): The district attorney or any interested person may commence an action by mandamus, injunction, or declaratory relief for the purpose of stopping or preventing […]

    March 11, 2020

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    CPRA

    Accessing Aggregated Medical Information for COVID-19 Deceased

    I was told by our county authorities that the county cannot release specific ages, gender, co-morbidities or housing situation (group homes vs. apartments vs. single-family homes) for those individuals whose cause of death was attributed to COVID-19 on the grounds that releasing that data would violate health information privacy rules under HIPPA (Health Insurance […]

    October 30, 2020

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    CPRA School Records

    School District Stalling Over My Request For Gender Breakdowns On Student Performance

    I made a PRA request to the School District for gender breakdowns on student performance. After nine business days, I receive an email reply from a law firm seeking "clarification" on about fifty percent of the items. The clarifications requested are not necessary; they are stalling. And they do claim to have approximately half […]

    April 21, 2022

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    CPRA

    How does one deal with CPRA Request Response Denying the Records As ‘Privileged’?

    Both the attorney-client privilege and the attorney work-product privilege are incorporated into the Public Records Act through Government Code§ 6254(k). In general, California law provides that confidential communications between a lawyer and his or her client are privileged and do not have to be disclosed. Evidence Code §§ 954-955. However, not everything that passes […]

    May 13, 2019

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    CPRA

    How Do I Determine What Records are Available Before Making CPRA Request?

    I just want to know the types of records available for cell phone service providers in the California Lifeline program. I want this information so that I can craft a CPRA request that is as narrow as possible. I emailed the administrator of the California Lifeline program at the CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) […]

    November 28, 2018