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Brown Act

Changing Regular Meetings to Special Meetings

The local school district has changed its regular school board meetings to special meetings, and has switched the upcoming regular meetings to special meetings for the next 2 months. The board is not providing time for public comments on matters related to policies, programs or services provided by the district at the special meetings. […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA School Records

Are School Yearbooks Public Records?

[…] § 6253. You might also want to remind the district that if the written request is denied, it is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or other state or federal law allowing it to withhold the records you seek, Gov't code § 6255, and that if you are […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Applicability of the Public Records Act to Private Text Messages

[…] oil spill. He claims that the phone records and text messages are not public record because he used his personal iPhone and has not submitted a request for reimbursement from the City. I have checked the Sunshine Law, Brown Act and CA Public Records Act and can find no authority for the Mayor's position. […]

June 14, 2009
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Court Records

Accessing Court Records

For months I was not allowed access to my family law case file. Couldn’t even get a copy of the docket sheet. Finally, I got some of it. There is significant wrong doing in my case on the part of many. I have found evidence of altering of some court documents. I have […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

PRA request denied for correspondence related to reports

[…] were recently accepted by City staff and posted on the City website. Reports were identified as independent analyses of effects of proposed commercial sports facilities. My request for written correspondence between City staff and companies that prepared reports was denied. Will you be able to advise me as to how to proceed further to access […]

September 7, 2016
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CPRA

Attempting to access phone call recordings made from jail

I want to request a copy of the recordings or transcripts of phone calls placed by an inmate at the County Jail. Are there cases or laws that I can use in my request to argue for releasing this media?

January 13, 2016
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CPRA

How can I find out if a non-profit is cooking the books?

I'm pretty sure a 501(c) 3 in San Francisco is cooking its books. For example, claiming on their 990 that a certain program cost $50,000 when I think it's more like $500. Can I demand their receipts under a FOIA request? Is there a reward for discovering and proving such scammers?

May 21, 2015
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CPRA

SF Unified School District Records

Can you please direct me to the correct California Public Records Act form I need to use to obtain records from the San Francisco Unified School District? Do I also need to submit a US FOIA request as well or is a CPRA request sufficient? Are there applicable administrative remedies that need to be […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment School Records

First Amendment rights on college campuses

[…] so and request a detailed explanation. This will give you the information necessary to make your case as to why they may be wrong about any claimed exemption. You can find more information about how to submit a Public Records Act request, including a sample letter, at this link on the FAC website. Bryan Cave […]

March 21, 2016
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CPRA

Local School District Records

Can you please direct me to the correct California Public Records Act form I need to use to obtain records from a School District? Do I also need to submit a US FOIA request as well or is a CPRA request sufficient? Are there applicable administrative remedies that need to be exhausted, ie, the […]

June 14, 2009