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Brown Act

School board closed session “under the guise of labor negotiations.”

[…] Board of Trustees meeting, the superintendent stated, and three trustees confirmed, that the district has come up with a plan to tackle the multimillion-dollar shortfall it's expecting for the next school year. The superintendent said the board discussed this in closed session "under the guise of labor negotiations." The problem is, they haven't entered […]

February 20, 2015
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Brown Act School Records

State Agency I worked for is denying my records’ request, but documents do exist!

I used to work for the State of California. I lost my job and I am trying to get information on a program administered by my employer. This program is funded by the Federal government. I am being met with resistance because the Public Request officer is simply forwarding my request to my former […]

September 13, 2013
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CPRA

Are confidential marriage certificate applications accessible under the CPRA?

[…] record and not open to public inspection without an order from the court. Section 511(c) goes on to say that "the county clerk may conduct a search for a confidential marriage certificate for the purpose of confirming the existence of a marriage, but the date of the marriage and any other information contained in […]

July 24, 2013
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CPRA

Coastal Permit access under PRA

[…] requested records are disclosable within 10 days of your request, and "promptly notify" you, in writing, if it will make the records available, or specifically state the exemption it is claiming and how it applies to the requested records. Gov't Code § 6253(c). The agency must also state the estimated date and time when […]

April 29, 2016
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CPRA

Who can request documents under the CPRA?

[…] it can be more efficient to use those forms, since they are more familiar to the agency personnel processing the requests. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues […]

September 19, 2012
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Court Records

CA Supreme Court denied my petition and I demand the right to know why

A petition for review to the CA Supreme Court is assigned to a legal staff who drafts a "conference memorandum" which summarizes the case facts, outlines the issues, and makes a recommendation to the court whether the case presents sufficiently important issues for review. Under the "petition clause" of the constitution I feel that […]

April 13, 2012
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Brown Act First Amendment

Does the Brown Act Offer Recourse for Activists Barred from City Council Meeting?

[…] nothing wrong. Some of us eventually made it in, including myself, but other never made it in and were unable to speak during public comments. I would like to see if there is some sort of recourse we can pursue against the city/police department for violating our rights to attend and participate in the meeting.

February 12, 2018
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Brown Act

What meetings are governed by CA Proposition 54?

[…] composition, which have a continuing subject matter jurisdiction, or a meeting schedule fixed by charter, ordinance, resolution, or formal action of a legislative body are legislative bodies for purposes of this chapter. If the commission comes within the definition of "legislative body" per the above, then it would not seem to matter that it […]

June 6, 2017
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CPRA

Prohibiting a citizen from contacting a public agency

[…] It is alleged that this other person and I take department information and "twist it." Both us have been prohibited from contacting any DPLU employee directly, except for the designated PRA contact person. As a result of my PRA request related to the PRA contact person's job, I found that it consists primarily of […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Printing by public officials

I emailed the county executive officer asking for information about a brochure that our supervisor was handing out. I wanted to know how many brochures were printed, what the cost was and who did the job. Basically, I wanted to get a copy of the bid/contract. He has not responded to my email. Does […]

June 14, 2009