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    CPRA

    State Agency Test Results

    I am requesting the results of a test from a state agency.  It appears the agency is declining my request not only for my results, but also to view the results of other candidates and also the decision process of the hiring manager.

    June 14, 2009

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC sues Palm Springs water agencies for data on water use by corporate customers

    […] unless the local agency determines "that the public interest in disclosure of the information clearly outweighs the public interest in nondisclosure." FAC contends that the section 6254.16 exemption applies only to residential customers, not corporate, commercial or other large institutional customers of water agencies. FAC also argues that the public interest clearly favors disclosure […]

    August 16, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    How can I get the police dept. to release a shooting report?

    The local police department is refusing to release a report on a shooting. Many months have passed since the incident. They give no explanation for their actions. What would be the best way to proceed to get them to release the report?

    September 30, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Drafts and Public Record

    My city is reviewing and commenting on a Draft EIR for a large project they are undertaking. They have been getting drafts and commenting on it and then returning the comments to the consultant who presumably is editing the EIR in response to the comments. Are the Drafts of the EIR public records that […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Is a Coordinating Committee exempt from the Brown Act?

    […] under the Planning Department of my County, convenes a coordinating sub-committee to review the Advisory Group's standing rules. The Coordinating Committee chairman does not follow Brown Act obligations (e.g. requirements for notice, agenda, etc.) because he maintains that the Committee is Ad Hoc. Is the Coordinating Committee subject to the stipulation of the Brown Act? 

    April 19, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Public Officials’ Personal Email

    […] city council member's use of his/her personal email account to discuss city business make that account subject to Public Records Act Requests? If so, is there a threshold between a single or several incidental uses and the systematic use of the personal email for city business that would trigger the account's exposure to such requests?

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Public official salaries and the CPRA

    I'd like to find information on executive salaries for public utility organizations (SMUD, LADWP, WAPA and NCPA).  Can you advise me if these are publicly available records and if so, what’s the best way to obtain them might be?

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Police refuse to release report on shooting

    The police are refusing to release a report it is doing on a shooting. Many months have passed since the incident. They give no explanation for their actions. What would be the best way to proceed to get them to release the report?

    October 31, 2011

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    First Amendment

    Are law enforcement officers exempt from having their court proceedings made public?

    […] presumed right of access under the first amendment should be extended to plea agreements and related documents in criminal cases."  Oregonian Pub. Co. v. U.S. Dist. Court for Dist. of Oregon, 920 F.2d 1462, 1465 (9th Cir. 1990)(citations and quotations omitted). "It is…well-established that the right of access to public records and proceedings is […]

    September 15, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    Court Records

    Small Claims Court, Case Files, Public Access

    Are the case files for small claims courts cases were judgments are awarded available for review by the public?  If so, can you please provide me with the authority?  Can you refer me to a website were I can do more research on this subject?

    June 14, 2009