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    How Can I Request All Audio and Video of My Arrest?

    I was arrested for DUI three months ago. Since then the DMV has dropped the case against me because I had 0.00 BAC.The officer believed me to be under the influence. I adamantly denied his accusations but none the less he arrested me. Now the probable cause is what concerns me. I am being […]

    August 8, 2020

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    FAC sues Novato to compel release of secret emails

    FAC has filed a lawsuit against Novato, CA to force the city to make public emails about a controversial sports complex proposed for the Hamilton Fields neighborhood. The suit, filed July 12 in Marin County Superior Court (court documents posted below), contends that the emails relate to a public issue of importance to the local community, and that the city has […]

    July 13, 2016

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    CPRA Police Records

    CHP said I could view dashboard video, but all my requests have been denied

    […] highway. I reported the officer's peculiar behavior to the supervisor and she assured me that he was fine and she would know because they had been friends for many years and she would know if he was under the influence of anything. He clearly was under the influence of something and she was protecting […]

    November 12, 2014

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    CPRA

    UC student grades and the CPRA

    […] of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record."There is no express exemption in the PRA for records constituting student grades but under the provisions of Section 6254(c) and 6255, the University of California may decline to provide access […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Trade secrets in public records

    […] documents requested would be ready for review this Friday May 25. My questions are as follows: (1) Does the failure in the City's response to claim any exemption, give rise to a waiver of any objection to production?  I can't seem to find anything on this specific point. Until what point do they have […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Surveillance cameras and the CPRA

    […] officers piled on top of me, injuring me and then had me thrown in jail.  This all happened directly underneath a surveillance camera. I have repeatedly asked for the surveillance tapes but have received only cursory replies from the University's police officials. Speaking to the city police, I've been told to file a motion […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    CPRA for personal medical record

    I recently submitted a CPRA request inquiring about my personal medical record. The CPRA was accepted but certain information that I requested was forwarded to several medical departments, requiring their consent to disclose. If a document is not responded to through a CPRA, what are my further options, or entitlements (preceding an expensive court action)?

    April 20, 2016

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    CPRA

    Can I see the city’s settlement agreement with police officers?

    […] (and, again, this may be unlikely, as it should generally be possible to draft a settlement agreement without including material so sensitive that it qualifies for an exemption from disclosure under the PRA), please note that the city should still disclose the rest of the agreement with the exempt material redacted. Govt. Code 6253(a) […]

    April 14, 2010

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    CPRA

    Using Public Records Act to find a school executives’ salaries

    […] the other schools, I cannot obtain hard information. The school administrations simply ignore my emails. I can usually get access to salary schedules, which are a framework for determining compensation, but it's not a hard number,"this person made this much in this year." What's the best way to obtain information on how much a […]

    July 19, 2012