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    Brown Act CPRA

    Redaction of investigative report

    […] redacted a report and will not permit members of the city council to review the entire file. The city attorney is party in investigation proceedings regarding harassment by council member. Is not the client entitled to the entire file without redactions? City council members have complained about the heavy redactions. Does the Brown Act […]

    August 12, 2014

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    CPRA

    City Wrongly Applying “Deliberative Process Exemption” To Requested Records

    The City administration is wrongfully terminating employees as punishment for asking for disability retirement. I am a victim. They are withholding emails by wrongfully applying the deliberative process exemption to protect themselves from lawsuit for the wrongful termination. I have written proof. I have contacted this agency once before using this form but never […]

    February 9, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Access to public records denied during business hours

    On at least four occasions , I have gone to the Park and Recreation Department to review public records (on site, in the building) during normal business hours and I have been sent away. If at all possible, I would like to file a motion this week to force the department to allow me […]

    November 21, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can an agency’s CPRA defense go beyond the exemptions in the initial denial?

    I was recently denied government records based on a single specific exemption to the California Public Records Act. I truly believe these records should be public so I filed a lawsuit myself to compel disclosure. After serving the lawsuit, the head of the agency informed me during a meeting that they may defend the […]

    September 16, 2010

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    Brown Act

    City Council Met Prior to Public Meeting and Made Last-Minute Agenda Changes

    I requested and received emails from the City regarding a developer's plan that was not made public. The mayor and a council member met before a public hearing in which the agenda was changed at the last minute. The vote was 4-1 in favor of the road we were promised would not go in. […]

    May 17, 2018

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    CPRA Police Records

    Can I Use the CPRA to access investigative files?

    I am trying to get investigative records from California's Department of Consumer Affairs and the California Department of Justice for a complaint I am lodging against a former employer. How do I go about submitting such a request?

    March 26, 2015

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    CPRA Police Records

    City Surveillance Cameras and Public Records Law

    Are city-owned and operated surveillance camera recordings of public areas subject to disclosure in accordance with the California Public Records Law?

    November 20, 2009

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    CPRA FOIA

    Preliminary Data from FEMA as Requested by the City

    […] are different than FEMA, the city sides with FEMA saying the FEMA information is superior. I want to independently verify the FEMA data, since I suspect it to be inaccurate. I believe the FEMA data I've requested falls under CPRA and FOIA since the city FEMA flood study was funded by local and federal money.

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Planning Commissions, Confidential Complaints, and the CPRA

    At a Planning Commission in our city an applicant applied for a variance regarding the height of a fence as a result of a complaint. Prior to the hearing a Planning Commissioner revealed that she was the complainant and was stepping down from the hearing. Another Planning Commissioner evidently found out who had made […]

    June 14, 2009