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CPRA Police Records

Is law enforcement body camera footage a public record?

[…] states. In many states, police investigatory records are subject to public records laws, which means, presumptively, body camera footage would be subject to disclosure unless some other exemption applies. In California, however, police investigatory records are exempt from disclosure under Government Code § 6254(f). Thus, to the extent that the requested footage has become part of […]

January 19, 2015
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CPRA

Can I access documents from State License Board investigation?

[…] "do not have the evidence necessary to proceed with an investigation." The entire process was odd and shrouded in secrecy, and I am confident I was asked for a bribe. I don't say this lightly – I have worked in San Francisco for over 15 years and have experienced first hand the notorious corruption […]

February 23, 2015
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CPRA

Does a councilmember use of personal email address mean all messages are exempt?

[…] Although the city produced certain e-mails, it did not produce e-mails between a city councilwoman from her personal e-mail account and the lab. After the newspaper sued for the release of the e-mails, the trial court decided that the councilwoman was not a "local agency" subject to the PRA and that the writings of […]

November 22, 2011
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CPRA Police Records

Denied police records because they were not in “searchable format”

[…] basis of County of LA v. Superior Court, the Kusar case. My request does require the search of numerous documents going back to 2007, but only asks for "blotter-type" information, i.e. name, date of detention, charges, etc., which I understand are firmly in the public sphere. Is the "contemporaneous" restriction ironclad, even with such […]

August 17, 2012
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Brown Act

When are closed sessions legitimized under the Brown Act?

[…] as a trustee on a California school board, and I have a Brown Act-related question. At our next board meeting we will be discussing whether to allow exemptions to the ban on carrying concealed weapons on campus (under SB 707). There is some move toward having the discussion in closed session on the grounds […]

March 29, 2016
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CPRA

Costs soar for City Council meeting DVDs

I know that cities cannot charge for staff time when it comes to making photocopies in public records requests. Does this extend to DVDs as well? It appears we are being charged staff time, so DVDs now cost $18each. Previously I was able to get them free by bringing in a blank DVD disc, […]

September 5, 2011
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CPRA

Non-compliance of 10-day rule regarding CPRA

I have requested email addresses of our County Superior Court officials. The Court Operations Manager has not complied and the 10-day limit has expired. What recourse do I have in forcing disclosure of the information.

March 24, 2013
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CPRA

City says it can’t fulfill CPRA request for a month

I filed a CPRA request with the city for information on a story that I'm reporting on my blog. I noticed when reviewing commercial warrants that payments were made (nearly $400,000) to a private management company. The town has been giving the public regular financial reports concerning a private country club they purchased, but […]

May 10, 2012
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CPRA Police Records

Can I access history of code violations using the CPRA?

[…] require, an agency to withhold "Records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes." Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to […]

June 4, 2013
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CPRA Police Records

How to access arrest warrants

I attempted to view the arrest warrants issued for the month of May, I was told I could only see the warrants for which I could provide an address or date. The County clerks said that the warrants were public but could not be viewed all together because they were not filed that way. […]

July 8, 2011