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CPRA School Records

Globe trotting university official keeps tabs on dog sends bill to tax payers

[…] that is private or controversial. However, this exemption -- which was developed to protect intimate details of personal and family life, not official business judgments and relationships, Bakersfield City School Dist. v. Superior Court, 118 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1045 (2004) -- applies only to "personnel files ... the disclosure of which would constitute […]

March 20, 2012
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CPRA

Does the CPRA allow access to notes from interviews with job candidates?

[…] officials or employees that is private or controversial, it was developed to protect the intimate details or personal and family life, not official business judgments and relationships. Bakersfield City School Dist. v. Sup. Ct., 118 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1045 (2004); Braun v. City of Taft, 154 Cal. App. 3d 332, 343-44 (1984). Thus, […]

September 16, 2013
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CPRA

Accessing public employee timesheets

[…] or controversial.Gov't Code § 6254(c). However, this exemption -- which was developed to protect intimate details of personal and family life, not official business judgments and relationships, Bakersfield City School Dist. v. Superior Court, 118 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1045 (2004)-- applies only to "personnel files ... the disclosure of which would constitute an […]

August 4, 2011
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CPRA Newsgathering

Should complaints against belligerent councilman be public?

[…] are disclosable based upon whether the complaint itself reveals allegations of a substantial nature, and there is reasonable cause to believe the complaint is well founded, see Bakersfield City School District v. Superior Court, 118 Cal.App.4th 1041, 1046 (2004), the BRV court found these cases distinguishable because they didn’t "deal with a public official […]

August 19, 2011
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Brown Act CPRA

Access to City Manager’s compensation denied

[…] or controversial, Gov't Code § 6254(c), this exemption -- which was developed to protect intimate details of personal and family life, not official business judgments and relationships, Bakersfield City School Dist. v. Superior Court, 118 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1045 (2004) -- applies only to "personnel files ... the disclosure of which would constitute […]

July 28, 2011
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CPRA School Records

What portion of personnel files are exempt from CPRA disclosure?

[…] Gov't Code § 6254(c) (emph. added). Section Government Code 6254(c) "was " ‘developed to protect intimate details of personal and family life, not business judgments and relationships." Bakersfield City Sch. Dist. v. Superior Court, 118 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1045 (2004). Additionally, "very employment contract between a state or local agency and any public […]

April 22, 2017
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Brown Act CPRA

Brown Act violation involving resignations

[…] a request seeks information pertaining to a public official’s private or controversial information, this exemption was created to protect intimate personal details, not official business judgments. See Bakersfield City School Dist. v. Superior Court, 118 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1045 (2004). You can find more information about how to submit a Public Records Act […]

April 4, 2016
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CPRA School Records

District denies teacher access to defaming emails

[…] public officials or employees that is private or controversial, it was developed to protect the intimate details or personal and family life, not official business judgments and relationships. Bakersfield City School Dist. v. Sup. Ct., 118 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1045 (2004); Braun v. City of Taft, 154 Cal. App. 3d 332, 343-44 (1984). Thus, when […]

November 12, 2013
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CPRA

Is gender of foster care staff public information?

[…] public officials or employees that is private or controversial, it was developed to protect the intimate details or personal and family life, not official business judgments and relationships. Bakersfield City School Dist. v. Sup. Ct., 118 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1045 (2004); Braun v. City of Taft, 154 Cal. App. 3d 332, 343-44 (1984). Thus, when […]

August 13, 2014
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CPRA

Personnel Files

[…] or trivial, and there is reasonable cause to believe the complaint is well founded, public employee privacy must give way to the public's right to know." ( Bakersfield City School District v. Superior Court of Kern County, 118 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1045 (2004)). Also note that with respect to government employee's resumes, in […]

June 14, 2009