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    Brown Act

    Access to agenda attachments

    […] the meeting under Government section 54954.2(a)), or when it is distributed to a majority of the legislative body, whichever is first.  The agency may charge a fee for mailing the materials, not to exceed the cost of providing the mailing service.Government Code Section 54954.1 provides as follows:Any person may request that a copy of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    University of California Press

    […] records you seek. A sample PRA request letter can be found on the CFAC website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/.  UC Press must respond in writing, inform you if the records still exist and if so must either provide you a copy or explain which exemption it believes allows UC Press to withhold the records.

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Information on Running for City Clerk

    My wife and I are trying to gather information on running for City Clerk in our town. She did a Public Records Request and wrote: "I would like to request when term is up for City Clerk elected position and all city laws that apply to run for City Clerk elected position." The city […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Closed sessions…

    […] allows legislative bodies to hold closed sessions to discuss pending litigation when discussion in open session would prejudice the public agency.  The purpose of the pending litigation exemption is to protect confidential attorney-client communications and allow a legislative body to meet with its attorney to receive legal advice and make legal decisions; if the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    City Council editing public meeting videos

    […] complaint with the police department.  I spoke from a prepared speech. No one did a thing. At the end of the meeting no one addressed my request for a proper complaint. I then asked the chief of police three times for a complaint. He had an officer escort me into an interrogation room. They took my contact […]

    July 30, 2015

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    First Amendment Social Media

    Former Employer Blocked My Twitter Account Stopping Me From Accessing COVID-19 Info

    […] I did not send them any messages nor did I Tweet anything about them. My question: can I file a lawsuit or complaint and possibly receive damages for them violating my First Amendment right of receiving free speech and notices from a government organization, and -- because of the block -- possibly blocking my […]

    August 7, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Can An Agency Extend Response to a CPRA Request Up to Eight Weeks Due to Covid?

    I received a response to a CPRA request notifying me that I would likely not receive a response for eight weeks. Is this extended window consistent with the PRA? If it is not, what remedies are available to me? [This questions was submitted in 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic.)

    April 21, 2022