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CPRA

City Clerk’s obligation to the CPRA

[…] available.If you have been denied access to public records, your remedy is to file a lawsuit in which you could seek a court order compelling disclosure of the records.Depending on the reasons why the documents are being withheld, you may have a valid lawsuit.However, there are a number of exemptions under the Public Records Act.

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Water Usage Records

[…] countervailing interest, "are open to inspection at all times . . . . Significantly, the class of information sought is not contained among the subsections that list exemptions from the general disclosure requirement. (§ 6254.) Nor has the District established that the narrow privacy rights invaded are so fundamental that they outweigh the public's […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

The CPRA, Email Communication, Right to Privacy and Records Regarding One’s Self

I made a California Public Records Act request to a public school district in California for: "All Email communication regarding myself and my child." I received partial records which are not nearly complete. I am concerned about adherence to legal safeguards prohibiting school districts or any public entity from "sanitizing" requested records. Thus far, I […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Tape recording closed sessions

As an elected Trustee for a local school district, may I record closed session for my personal use (note taking)? These would not be permanent records as I would reuse the tape for the next recording.

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Special Meetings and Means of Notice

Three members of a five member board have called for a special meeting, where the selection process of the General Manager of the district was going to be discussed. The president refused to call the meeting, and or to participate in a conference call. The meeting was not called because the General Manager (that […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Secret Ballots

Is it legal for a school board to fill a vacancy on the board with a secret vote? Is this addressed in the Brown Act and if so, where?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Searching Fees for Records Requests

[…] If the County believes the state Legislature has passed a law -- i.e., a statute – delegating to the County the right to determine whether to charge for accessing building permits (and, if so, how much), it should give you the citation to that statute (as we doubt any such statute exists). Absent such […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA School Records

School District agenda packets

I have submitted a phone request to my local School District for copies of the Board Packet. I was refused, stating that "it was not their policy." I then sent a Certified Letter citing legal references and demanding the documents. They are still delaying and refusing.

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Requests for applications of public positions

[…] Cal. App. 4th 1136 (1997) and California First Amendment Coalition v. Superior Court, 67 Cal. App. 4th 159 (1998). Both cases involved applications submitted to the Governor for appointment to vacancies on county boards of supervisors. In both cases, the court of appeal held, for a variety of reasons, that the applications were exempt […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Removing Personal Information from Public Record

[…] but I also like to keep my personal life private like those other people who never live in the USA. I have not been residing in USA for almost 10 years now and there's no reason that my public records are out there. I do not owe any debts either. No need to apply […]

June 14, 2009