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Brown Act CPRA

Availability of agendas

What is the obligation of a body that is required to comply with the Brown Act with regards to informing the public of how to access their agendas and minutes? Direct requests to the body for agendas and minutes has been ignored. Is there a procedures or process that public citizens should be aware of?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Police refuse to release report on shooting

The police are refusing to release a report it is doing on a shooting. Many months have passed since the incident. They give no explanation for their actions. What would be the best way to proceed to get them to release the report?

October 31, 2011
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CPRA Police Records

Denied access to file detailing code violations

The city department of Code Enforcement wants to fine me $2500 per day up to $100,000 for code violations at my resident. When I made a public record request to see the evidence that the City’s has gathered on my property, it was denied stating that the case is still open and considered […]

December 26, 2011
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Brown Act First Amendment

New rules by city council restrict free speech

Several months ago the city council majority changed the public comments procedure to make it more difficult for all that wanted to make comments to do so. At a recent council meeting, they changed the ordinance regarding conduct during city council meetings, and more specifically the conduct while addressing the council. For example, if the mayor, […]

December 11, 2014
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CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

Does the CPRA allow access to mugshots?

[…] this morning for the fatal hit and run,’ the City must deny your request for the following reasons: Police Records: Records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or 1. records of intelligence information or security procedures of…any state or local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any…local agency for […]

December 23, 2012
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Brown Act First Amendment

Can the city manager demand political cartoons removed from senior center?

[…] When asked, the City Manager responded that this is not a violation of the Brown Act because this was material posted in a city owned building, and government code section 54954.3 (c) of the Brown Act does not apply. Is this the case? What are the senior’s rights on this issue? It seems to […]

November 18, 2011
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CPRA

Agency missed CPRA request deadline

On August 18, 2010, I submitted a public records request. I received a response stating that they will take 60-90 days to provide the records. In GC 6250 …an extension can only be for 14 days. What do I do now? Who would I contact regarding this non-compliance?

October 12, 2010
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CPRA

City finds many ways to deny CPRA requests for emails

[…] believe but cannot prove that the city manager is playing a role in determining which email we can see or not see with the few email provided by the city in their limited response. The city manager also broadcasts a report detailing our PRA requests in an email to all city council members and […]

May 31, 2013
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CPRA Police Records

Police deny request for 911 tape

My CPRA request to review the 911 recording/transcript of a 2003 death was denied by the LAPD. While the cause of death was determined to be a knife wound the coroner declined to rule on whether the incident was a suicide or homicide. Prior to my formal request, the police refused to discuss the […]

December 30, 2011
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CPRA School Records

Globe trotting university official keeps tabs on dog sends bill to tax payers

[…] and the dean often calls the kennel from international locales on UC’s dime. I got the phone bills but UC redacted all the phone numbers citing California Government Code §6254(c); Cal. Civil Code §1798.42. I am looking for some guidance as to how to draft a response arguing that these phone numbers should be […]

March 20, 2012