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    Blog

    Hillary’s email problem: A crucial lesson for government officials everywhere

    BY PETER SCHEER--Across the country literally thousands of state and local political officials, from governors to local school superintendents, use their personal email accounts for sending and receiving messages about government business. Hardly surprising. All public officials support government transparency in the abstract, but when it comes to their own communications, most opt for […]

    March 17, 2015

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    CPRA

    Who Bears the Cost of Previously Public Documents Now Held By A Third Party?

    […] issue in litigation changed in 2011. The County asserts they do not have the documents from the the previous applicant but that they can be purchased from a third party consulting firm for $2,000. My question is: who bears the cost to obtain the documents when the agency has lost or is missing the documents?

    February 14, 2018

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    CPRA

    School administrators and the CPRA

    […] has a right to inspect any public record," except as provided for under the PRA or other law.  Govt. Code Section 6253(a).  Documents created by a public high school principal in the course of his or her employment could meet this requirement, along with other school records, subject to the various exemptions of the PRA.

    June 14, 2009

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    Police Records

    Police Department in New Jersey Won’t Release Report on a Family Member’s Death

    New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act provides that "government records shall be readily accessible for inspection, copying, or examination by the citizens of this State, with certain exceptions, for the protection of the public interest, and any limitations on the right of access … shall be construed in favor of the public’s right of […]

    August 22, 2020

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Sues Ventura County Sheriff for Violating Public Records Act

    […] the dark about the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, and that needs to change." FAC’s transparency efforts in Ventura County go back to January 2020. FAC requested records for all of 2019, the year California Senate Bill 1421, or the "Right to Know Act," and a companion statute covering audio/visual recordings of critical incidents took […]

    March 30, 2021

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Does the Brown Act Offer Recourse for Activists Barred from City Council Meeting?

    […] nothing wrong. Some of us eventually made it in, including myself, but other never made it in and were unable to speak during public comments. I would like to see if there is some sort of recourse we can pursue against the city/police department for violating our rights to attend and participate in the meeting.

    February 12, 2018

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Rules for public comment at council meetings

    The Brown Act provides that "very agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item of interest to the public, before or during the legislative body's consideration of the item, that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body […]

    June 14, 2009