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    Government Transparency and Accountability

    Explainer

    […] 488, 502 (2020). See Haynie v. Superior Court, 26 Cal. 4th 1061, 1073–75 (2001) (holding agency had no duty to create a log of potentially responsive records covered by request). The CPRA "is designed to give the public access to information in possession of public agencies. [The CPRA] itself does not undertake to prescribe […]

    September 5, 2025

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    First Amendment

    FAC news: Prop 42 victory, amicus briefs on the Wrap, NCAA, fee waivers & more

    […] and sponsored Prop 42 to end funding disputes between local governments and the state that have given local governments a legal excuse to opt out of open- government laws. Prop 42, by clarifying that cities and counties are responsible for the (modest) costs of conducting their affairs in accord with open-government laws, ends those […]

    June 17, 2014

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    California AG Xavier Becerra and the Thick Blue Wall of Police Secrecy

    By DAVID SNYDER—California Attorney General Xavier Becerra appears to believe there are two sets of rules about government transparency—one for his office, and another for everyone else. Back in 2017, when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refused to disclose public records about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s potential ethical conflicts, Becerra promptly sued under the […]

    March 6, 2019

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    CPRA Newsgathering

    Foundation that gives millions to county agency claims CPRA doesn’t apply to them

    […] foundation at the end. It was started by a judge who formerly oversaw foster care court. I cannot find any evidence that the foundation is receiving any government money but I’m only working off of IRS documents. The foundation has given over seven million to the shelter and has helped erect a new building […]

    October 16, 2013

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    CPRA

    City Clerk’s obligation to the CPRA

    Is there any law about City Clerk's responsibility to Public Records Information requests? Could you point me to the correct resource on the Clerk's legal responsibilities? The Clerk is both our elected City Clerk as well as a city employee administering the City Clerk's office.

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Access to government officials’ email on personal account

    Suppose a public official advises certain persons to communicate with him at home -- either by email or letter -- in order to avoid having to disclose any of those communications as public records under the California Public Records Act? Would those records, in fact, be exempt from the PRA?

    June 8, 2009

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    Is it legal to profit by selling information from public records?

    […] "services" such as mapping, notification alerts, etc. whenever an offender moves in or out of a certain area . AlertID is the service utilized by many local governments and is integrated into their registry websites, but AlertID also apparently offers these services directly to the public. Not surprisingly these companies almost always use scare […]

    September 17, 2013

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Are Special Districts covered by Brown Act, CPRA?

    I'm trying to track down the California law that authorizes special districts. It almost seems as if once in place and appointed, the dependent districts fall off the radar and don't want to be known about or have their actions/inactions challenged. The one I'm battling seems to have never heard of the Brown Act […]

    January 2, 2011

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    Social Media

    Facebook comments deleted from Senator’s page

    I am wondering if  it is legal or legitimate for a government official, for example a NYS Senator or U.S. Senator, to block me from commenting on what I presume to be their Facebook page that is managed by them or a government employee on government payroll time? I have had this happen to […]

    May 20, 2013