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CPRA FOIA Police Records

How do I appeal the denial of a CPRA request?

[…] California, I had property stolen out of my hotel room and I filed a police report. When I returned home, I made a public records request to the PD for a copy of the report. My request was denied. I am wondering who do I write to so I can appeal the denial? Is […]

May 15, 2012
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CPRA Police Records

Are CPRA exemptions discretionary?

[…] Gov Code 6254 states CPRA exemptions are discretionary, are agencies negligent when declaring a blanket-policy of denying access to any requests? Our local PD allows access after the case is over. Are they negligent for instituting a blanket policy in the other direction and refuse all requests on current cases including: A suspect/arrestee named […]

August 21, 2012
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CPRA

Can City withhold information until it tells City Council members?

[…] told repeatedly they had not yet heard. The next day, they sent me the document from the county showing the signatures had been verified. It was time stamped by the City Clerk shortly before 4 p.m.the previous day. In other words, the city clerk had the document but told me they had not heard anything […]

August 29, 2016
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CPRA

How to I get city to admit to under-reporting employee compensation?

The City withheld pay and benefit information that resulted in under reporting almost all of the City’s employees’ pay, including the Police Chief’s pay by $66,951.83 a year? I have posted the original request, the data provided by the City, and exchanges with the City Attorney’s Office.

October 22, 2010
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Brown Act

Brown Act Compliance for Faculty Members Digitally Attending Academic Senate Meetings

[…] anywhere, if the faculty are identified, and the public has the identified room location at each of the campuses where they may attend, see and or hear the meeting, since for any vote there is a portion of the attendees that are not in the same room, and are identified by name for each matter?

May 15, 2018
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CPRA Police Records

Is crime victim entitled to see investigation records?

My daughter was raped by her ex and he recorded it. She obtained the video and filed charges. Her ex is the son of a DA employee. They did not file charges and "lost the video." They did not notify anyone and the case is closed. Since then they have refused to enforce a […]

October 26, 2010
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CPRA

District won’t release legal bills from defending workers’ comp cases

My client has a worker's compensation case with the school district and made a public records act request in order to determine how much the school district is spending in her case and in total for legal defense of workers' compensation matters. It is our belief that the attorney is not settling cases for […]

October 22, 2010
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First Amendment

Are Neighborhood Associations protected under the First Amendment?

My City’s Code creates a system of Neighborhood Associations and, above them, a tier of District Coalitions. The NAs and DCs are quasi- governmental bodies supported and funded by the City to assist with neighborhood-level governance and participation in city decision-making; however, they have non-profit status. One of the NA board members is facing litigation […]

April 22, 2016
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Court Records CPRA Police Records

Denied access to supervision records of high-risk parolee

[…] records of supervision for a high-risk parolee who is accused of murder. I sent a public records request and received a rejection letter that cites dozens of government codes in its defense. But I wonder if there's a way to fight that rejection. After all, that information has become public in several high-profile cases […]

November 30, 2011
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CPRA

Did Prop. 42 eliminate fees for public records?

I'm trying to find out whether Prop 42 now requires local agencies to provide free access to public records or whether they are still allowed to charge for copies. Thank you,

October 12, 2014