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    Brown Act CPRA Newsgathering

    Accessing document constituting an agenda and agency audits

    […] Act and am confused. Question: Does Brown Act require that bodies provide such documents, etc??? 2) This relates to California Records Act. I recently submitted a request for the school district's inspector general's audits of the Los Angeles School Police Department. That request was denied by LAUSD's General Counsel on basis of California Government […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Accessing DMV Files

    […] to get information from California as to why they told Arizona to suspend my driver’s license. I have since gotten my license back. What’s important to me for the still pending cases in Arizona is that I need the reason and proof as to why they took action.  I need California DMV and/or the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Access to Coroner’s Files

    I sent the following request to the LA County Coroner's office, asking for information. Their refusal to cooperate is reproduced after my original letter. Am I entitled to any of the information I requested?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    911 transcripts

    […] possible the agency that maintains the transcript or tape may try to claim that it is protected from disclosure by Government Code section 6254(f), which contains an exemption for records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, a state or local police agency.  However, the application of this exemption to your situation is very […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Duplication fees for non-paper records

    Our School District Board/Superintendent is charging for labor costs of making a CD copy of each monthly/special board meeting. I understand that the Cal. Gov't. Code Section 6253(b) indicates that such charges (i.e., labor costs for recording the CD copy) is not permitted. I have been round and round with the Board/Superintendent about these […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Enforcement of the Public Records Act

    […] accused of violating it, and they told me that a private attorney was my only recourse.  If this is the case, then the Act is relatively meaningless for people who do not have funds to pay a lawyer to pursue their case.  Without an enforcement provision, what is the use of the law other […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Newsgathering

    Rules for Redactions in Florida Public Records

    While investigating a story in Florida I requested a contract. Unfortunately, the copy I was given was heavily redacted including the financial information for the project that is of public interest, what should I do?

    June 19, 2018

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    CPRA School Records

    Request to School District for Records Refused

    […] to disclose the records and to pay the plaintiff’s court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.  Government Code section 6259. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 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 […]

    May 29, 2018