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    CPRA

    Does the CPRA allow access to notes from interviews with job candidates?

    […] an unwarranted invasion of privacy. These records are also subject to the deliberative process privilege, that protects decision-making processes. Cal. Gov. Code § 6255, the balancing test exemption, permits withholding a record if the public interest in nondisclosure outweighs that served by disclosure in order to protect the deliberative process. Wilson v. Superior Court […]

    September 16, 2013

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    CPRA Newsgathering School Records

    School denies access to all info about coach fired amid rumors players’ were abused.

    I cover school sports for the local newspaper and recently a coach was fired amid rumors that he/she was abusive toward players. Apparently the schools  feel no obligation to answer questions on the troubling situation. When asked, they invoke the phrase "personnel matter" like a talisman, and won't say anything beyond either "the coach […]

    March 9, 2014

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    CPRA

    Access to public records denied during business hours

    […] , I have gone to the Park and Recreation Department to review public records (on site, in the building) during normal business hours and I have been sent away. If at all possible, I would like to file a motion this week to force the department to allow me access to these and other records.

    November 21, 2009

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    CPRA

    Are worker’s comp claims public documents?

    California's Labor Code provides that "xcept as expressly permitted , a person or public or private entity not a party to a claim for workers' compensation benefits may not obtain individually identifiable information obtained or maintained by the division on that claim. For purposes of this section, 'individually identifiable information' means any data concerning […]

    July 27, 2011

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    Brown Act CPRA

    School Superintendent Goals: Public or Private?

    Under the Brown Act, does a school board have the obligation to disclose the goals they set for the district superintendent of schools? Similarly, do they have the obligation to disclose the evaluation criteria for the superintendent of schools? The evaluation criteria for teachers is in the public record, so why not the same […]

    August 14, 2014

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    CPRA

    Accessing public employee timesheets

    […] record and must be disclosed to the public upon request unless a provision of the PRA exempts it from disclosure. Gov't Code Section 6252-6253. There is an exemption for "personnel" records that public agencies routinely invoke when they believe a request seeks information pertaining to identifiable public officials or employees that is private or […]

    August 4, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    District denies teacher access to defaming emails

    Under the Public Records Act (CPRA), a record prepared or maintained by a public agency is presumptively subject to disclosure, unless some exemption applies. Gov't Code § 6253(b). The Act does contain an exemption for "ersonnel, medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." Gov't Code […]

    November 12, 2013

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    CPRA

    Is gender of foster care staff public information?

    We are investigating sexual abuse in a foster care shelter. We requested the gender for two staff members because they have ambiguous names. The county asserted that Section 6254(c), the personnel records exceptions applies. Staffing decisions at the facility are made based on gender (male staff members are not supposed to oversee female resident's baths), […]

    August 13, 2014

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    CPRA

    California Driver’s License Numbers and the CPRA

    […] medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy."  Govt. Code § 6254(c).  It is not clear, however, whether this exemption would apply to driver's license information for licensed businesses, as such records would not necessarily be "personnel, medical, or similar files," and the disclosure of the […]

    June 14, 2009