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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Accessing public employee timesheets

    […] to government employee salary information is public disclosure"). Similarly, the Supreme Court held that records containing the names, employing departments, and hiring and termination dates of California police officers included in the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training's database did not come under any exemption of the Public Records Act.Commission on Peace Officer […]

    August 4, 2011

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    Newsgathering Police Records

    Can a news photographer be threatened with arrest while covering a protest?

    […] the property for any reason. If the area where you were was ordinarily public property but had been cordoned off or closed to the public because the police had declared it an accident or disaster scene, then, as a duly authorized member of the press, you had a statutory right to be within that […]

    February 6, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Request for councilmembers salaries not granted

    […] be required to be released, depending on whether or not they are considered "investigative records," which are exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act.Gov't Code section 6254(f). In general, records that are part of the investigatory files of law enforcement agencies do not have to be made public. A typical example of this is […]

    October 13, 2010

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    Brown Act Newsgathering

    Closed sessions, labor negotiations, and disclosure of outcome

    I am a reporter and I recently covered a meeting where the City Council voted to replace the city's police department with county Sheriff's services. A number of opponents to this move have suggested that the Brown Act was violated when the council met in closed session to call for the Sheriff's proposal under […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Access to Incident Records

    Under the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6254(f), you are entitled to the names of all persons involved and witnesses other than confidential informants.  The name of the officer should be on the incident report.  If it is not, the agency should provide it to you. If the agency refuses to provide the […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Police won’t provide me access to my interrogation reports

    My landlord has called Police Department many times to harass me. I've called and written to the PD for copies of the field interrogations but they refuse to release them to me because I'm the person complained about.  I would like to know what is contained in the complaints.  And is there a legal […]

    June 18, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Is the list of employees taking voluntary buyouts a public document?

    […] to government employee salary information is public disclosure"). Similarly, the Supreme Court held that records containing the names, employing departments, and hiring and termination dates of California police officers included in the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training's database did not come under any exemption of the Public Records Act. Commission on Peace […]

    August 27, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Legal Action Against a Board Member in Closed Session

    […] forth facts showing that the public’s interest in not releasing the documents clearly outweighs the interest in disclosure—the agency’s own interest in nondisclosure is not considered. Coronado Police Officers Assn. v. Carroll, 106 Cal. App. 4th 1001, 1015-1016 (2003). To obtain this record, a good first step would be to submit a written request […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How can I Access Information On a Parolee in California

    […] is currently being held, and all charges the individual is being held upon, including any outstanding warrants from other jurisdictions and parole or probation holds."  Gov't Code § 6254(f)(1).  If you have not done so already, I always recommend making your request in writing, and then seeing how the agency responds. Once you get back […]

    January 20, 2021