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A&A: Agency Claims 90-Day Records Request Response Time

Q: I am requesting records from multiple agencies. and meeting with resistance and run around.  In one case, my request passed through three agencies until I was finally told that a response would be forthcoming in 90 days.  I questioned the 90 days and below was a response from there legal dept. “Government Code 6253(c) also states that when a state agency makes a determination that it has disclosable public records, that “the agency shall state

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A&A: State Public Health Department Withholding Public Inspection Records

Q: 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 information. I then requested public records for a period of 5 years on the machine used. I received a statement stating

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A&A: Are School Board Committee Meetings Subject to the Brown Act?

Q: I am a parent who submitted an application to run for the Parent Representative position at my child’s Charter school. The elections committee deemed me unqualified under their recently changed bylaws (amended after the application deadline). I requested to attend Election Committee meetings, and was told they are not subject to Brown Act. I submitted a PRA for all minutes and communications from Election Committee meetings, and was told there were not records responsive

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A&A:Fire Department Mishandled Response to CPRA Request

Q:  I submitted a Public Records Act request to the metro Fire Department on an employee misconduct and abuse of power case which was captured on video. It was submitted on Oct 17, 2017. The department did not respond by Oct 27 as dictated by the 6253(c). On Nov 6, 2017. I contacted the department and they responded that the clerk who received the request on Oct 17th told me it would take longer. I responded

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A&A: CPR request denied because it wasn’t submitted on letterhead

Q: My request request for mugshot demographics data was denied by the California Department of Corrections. I sent specific data parameters for this information along with my name address and telephone number and received a telephone call from someone in the state archives denying my request. I was told the request was denied because it was not submitted on letterhead. I explained that I was requesting the information as a private citizen and did not have letterhead. Can

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