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CPRA

Are a Water Utility’s Shut-Off Statistics Public Records in California?

Under CPRA, is it possible to request a list of addresses for residences from the city that have had their water shut off in the past 30 days if I ask for them to redact all other information including name and phone number?

May 14, 2020
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CPRA

If A Lawyer Sends A Threatening Letter to A City Attorney Marked “Confidential” Is It?

I would agree with your assessment that marking a letter between lawyers as "confidential" does not justify exemption under the Public Records Act. Although the PRA exempts, via Government Code 6254(k), certain privileged communications, e.g., those protected by the attorney-client privilege per Evidence Code§§ 954, 955, and work product, as protected under Civil Procedure […]

November 5, 2018
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Court Access

Gonzales v. GEO Group

Represented by Public Justice, FAC joined Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, Los Angeles Public Press and The Southlander in seeking to unseal court records filed in a lawsuit about alleged abuses at an immigration detention facility operated by The GEO Group.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 3, 2026
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Public Records

Voice of San Diego v. San Diego Unified School District

[…] to disclosure. That makes no sense in light of the structure of the CPRA, which requires an agency to justify any withholding of records by citing specific exemptions. It is not possible to determine if a request seeks disclosable records and respond with the reasons for that decision without first having determined whether the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 9, 2025
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FAC Represents Buen Vecino in Lawsuit for Public Records About High-Profile Immigration Raid

[…] interest and we demand that they fulfill their obligation to release these records," said Willie Lubka, Executive Director, Buen Vecino. The lawsuit argues that the investigatory records exemption does not apply to this case because the sheriff said the officers were present to keep the peace, not to investigate any alleged crimes. "Especially in […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 17, 2025
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Public Records

Wilson v. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

FAC represents student journalist Elizabeth Wilson, who sued Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for violating the California Public Records Act by refusing to disclose public records for more than 18 months. CLOSED
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 23, 2024
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Reporter’s Field Guides

MAKING TRANSPARENCY LAWS WORK FOR YOUR REPORTING

August 27, 2025
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Court Access Newsgathering

FAC Supports Bill to Ensure More Affordable Access to Court Records

[…] California Legislature that would ensure anyone visiting a state trial courthouse can make copies of publicly available documents using their own devices and avoid paying steep fees for copies. AB 1524, authored by the Assembly Judiciary Committee, has bipartisan support and no official opposition on file. And for good reason: It's a modest but […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 2, 2025
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Is it normal to receive multiple CPRA extensions for months?

I submitted a PRA Request almost a year ago. For months, I received semi-monthly updates that the agency needed to get the files from state archives. The most recent letter states that the agency is still reviewing my request for "confidential, privileged, or otherwise exempt" information under the CPRA. The letter provided a future […]

April 24, 2025
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First Amendment

Gopher Media LLC v. Melone

[…] is necessary to prevent crushing litigation costs from chilling freedom of speech when an anti-SLAPP motion is wrongly denied. The brief was joined by Yelp Inc. and filed in tandem with an amicus brief from Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press arguing that the California anti-SLAPP statute should continue to apply in federal court.
- Free Expression
March 31, 2025