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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Charter schools and public oversight

    […] a nonprofit organization governing a charter school is subject to the California Public Records Act ("PRA").  Under the PRA, the public has a right to inspect and copy any record held by any state or local agency unless one of the Act's specific exemptions applies.  See California Government Code 6253.  The PRA explicitly provides […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can I use information revealed in closed session, or is it privileged?

    […] on the basis of their gender, race, ethnicity, etc. After over two months, they said the charges were no longer pending, but refused to let me have a copy or summary of the investigative report as required by AP 3435 (which they had not adopted). I would argue that pursuing those faux complaints against me […]

    September 1, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    City says it can’t fulfill CPRA request for a month

    As you may already be aware, California's Public Records Act provides that agencies "upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records in the possession of the agency and shall promptly […]

    May 10, 2012

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    CPRA Newsgathering

    Should complaints against belligerent councilman be public?

    […] reasons why these particular exemptions apply. (Such an explanation is statutorily required under Gov’t Code § 6253(c), which states that each agency, "upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records […]

    August 19, 2011

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    CPRA

    Labor Commission Records

    Under the California Public Records Act (PRA), Government Code section 6250 et seq., records maintained by public agencies are presumptively available for public inspection and copying unless one of the Act's exemptions applies.  In this case, that exemption that likely applies is found in section 6254(f), which exempts "records of investigations" as well as […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Email Correspondence Records

    […] Mayor criticized my actions as an employee to the fire chief, and the fire chief showed me the email record, but would not give me a hard copy. The city now denies such an email record exist.  What are my options in obtaining all email correspondence discussing the employee or department responsibilities under the […]

    June 14, 2009