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    CPRA

    How to I get city to admit to under-reporting employee compensation?

    The City withheld pay and benefit information that resulted in under reporting almost all of the City’s employees’ pay, including the Police Chief’s pay by $66,951.83 a year? I have posted the original request, the data provided by the City, and exchanges with the City Attorney’s Office.

    October 22, 2010

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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act CPRA

    Can finalists for city jobs be kept secret?

    Is their any state law allowing the city to keep the names of an advisory committee recommending finalists for a governmental job secret?  Our city manager came up with a secret panel to help select finalists for police chief and then refused to reveal their names until their work was done.

    March 18, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Fee to place political campaign signs

    […] utility box, electric light or power or telephone wire, pole of appendage, hydrant, tree, shrub, tree stake or guard, public bridge, fence or wall, fire alarm or police telegraph system, drinking fountain, or traffic control devices. The fee for the permit is $60 for 100 signs. Real Estate for Sale Signs do not qualify […]

    January 9, 2013

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    First Amendment Newsgathering

    When Can A Newspaper Publish Documents Meant To Be Private?

    […] despite a state statute requiring the government to keepthe names of sexual offense victims private, it was not unlawful for anewspaper to receive (through an erroneously released police report) andpublish the name of a sexual assault victim. Florida Star v. B.J.F.,491 U.S. 524 (1989). Under the same legal principles, reporters whoreceive copies of leaked […]

    May 29, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Blanket Denial of CPRA Requests from Law Enforcement Agency

    I recently filed several California Public Records Act requests with a local police department. Some were fulfilled, some were blanket denied. I was hoping I could get some advice on where to go next to help further my reporting into the matter.

    May 16, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How long are routine County surveillance records archived?

    […] footage from the wrong incident. The data that indicates the date and time of the footage was left out, perhaps intentionally. I am still attempting to retrieve the proper footage to pursue my case. Do you know how long California Counties archive records from police dash-cam footage? How would I go about pursuing this information?

    May 6, 2016

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    First Amendment

    Where can I legally hand out flyers for my non-profit?

    […] useful. Even if you have an absolute First Amendment right to be handing out flyers in a particular place, there's no guarantee that an overzealous or uninformed police officer wouldn't take issue with your activity or that an unconstitutional ordinance happens to be in place. Very generally speaking, though, public spaces that are dedicated […]

    December 28, 2010