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CPRA Police Records

Trying to gain access to police records on musician’s unresolved cause of death

[…] to get information regarding the death of a musician-songwriter for a few years now. He died in 2003 from stab wounds and his case was declared inconclusive by the police, and has remained open since. The police has never been able to determine if it was a suicide or a murder. I know that […]

April 13, 2012
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CPRA First Amendment Police Records

Police say daily crime logs can’t be released to the public

[…] glass on the front window and said I could not take photos or notes. I am arguing that the log must be delivered electronically by request per government code 6253.9, and that I must be allowed to inspect the document in person and duplicate as I see fit. The department PIO sent a message […]

June 17, 2016
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Brown Act CPRA

Can they deny my request for a video of a meeting that was streamed live?

I have been denied my request for a copy of a videotape of a Town Hall Meeting that was streamed live over the Internet. They claim they can not release the video for personnel reasons I was also denied access to the County Sheriff Department's "Pink Slips," which are held in the reception office of […]

June 12, 2015
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CPRA Police Records

Denied request for identities of homicide victims four years after the crime

I have a question about police records you may be able to help with. I'm trying to verify the identities of some homicide victims, four years after the crime. I've asked for the name and date of birth of the victims, but the department says they may not release the info. Do you know […]

November 16, 2014
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CPRA

State Public Health Department Withholding Public Inspection Records

I called and reported a radiation exam concern last year to my state's public health department. After months of trying to obtain the results of the inspection report, I was told I had to submit my request online which I then did. The report lacked specificity and appeared to be lacking all of the […]

February 7, 2018
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CPRA Police Records

Accessing police records on frequent use or misuse of helicopters hovering above my neighborhood

[…] inquire what I can do to obtain a Los Angeles police report. Their website reports are only disclosed to the victims, and references Section 6254 of the Government Code (para. f) which seems to support their limited release. I'm requesting the documents to investigate the use, or misuse, of helicopters in our neighborhood. The […]

February 14, 2012
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Brown Act CPRA

Are city council subcommittees Brown Act-exempt?

I am trying to get some skeleton data on a new crop of Brown Act-exempt City Council subcommittees. I requested the subcommittees' mission statements, which I assumed were set out prior to commencement. Some have had four meetings thus far, and one as many as seven meetings. I have not received a response regarding the […]

September 21, 2012
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Brown Act Newsgathering

Community Association claims parks are private; city says they’re public

[…] the Community Association, which operates and maintains a number of parks that were dedicated originally to the county and then the city. The parks are considered public by city officials, but the association says those parks are private. My question has to do with the Brown Act. If the community association, a public benefit […]

July 17, 2013
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Brown Act First Amendment

Board retailiating against former colleague who called them on Brown Act violations

[…] about insurance, until finally I received notice that I would no longer have access to my hanger although the rent was always paid in full and on time. Who helps citizens in my situation? Any gov agency? Legal group? I can’t afford to hire an atty to fight a government agency with unlimited funds. Thanks

August 21, 2011
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First Amendment

Do US firms working abroad uphold the First Amendment?

Does a U.S. Corporation have a legal responsibility to respect the First Amendment while working in a foreign country? Is it outside the jurisdiction of the U.S. President to prosecute corporate First Amendment offenders working in a foreign country?

October 12, 2010