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First Amendment

Seeking Information On Probation Compliance Of Parolee Who Committed Murder

[…] about probation's contacts with the suspect. He conferred with County Counsel and responded that he couldn't release any information and we would need to petition the court for release of the records. Is this accurate? Does this PC section actually prohibit Probation from releasing such information? And, if so, how does one go about […]

December 11, 2018
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CPRA School Records

School employee discipline and hiring records

[…] of records that are ... (c) Personnel, medical or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invations of personal privacy." Generally speaking, however, this exemption is only supposed to apply to purely personal information in the files unrelated to the "conduct of the public's business." See San Gabriel Tribune v. Superior […]

June 14, 2009
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Gov Brown, Veto SB 1300. Ostensibly about oil refineries, SB 1300 threatens public access rights.

[…] Ostensibly a bill to strengthen safety regulation of oil refineries, SB 1300, introduced by Senator Lonnie Hancock (D-Berkeley), requires oil companies to file reports on scheduled shutdowns, typically for maintenance, of their refinery facilities. So far, no problem. Then came last-minute amendments, backed by organized labor as well as oil companies, that give oil companies […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
September 9, 2014
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CPRA

County Ignores My Requests For Public Records

[…] have submitted requests to the County Administrator and Board of Supervisors. The county legal office states they never received the request. It was submitted in March. Counsel for the county advised I should resend it to him. I had attempted to deliver a copy of the CPRA request on in March, but it was […]

August 7, 2020
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CPRA

Former State Employees and the CPRA

I have a question regarding physical access to a public building. I am a former employee for the Housing Authority of my City, I recently went back to the Central Office building in which I worked to visit some personnel still working there. This building is open to the public and has public access […]

June 14, 2009
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CFAC Update: Acting globally and locally: From internet censorship in China to a TRO against Atherton, CA

[…] the government of China to end its censorship of the internet. In a submission and presentation to the Office of the US Trade Representative, CFAC has petitioned for the filing of a complaint with the World Trade Organization, of which China became a member in 2001. Our (concededly novel) theory: that China's censorship of […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 3, 2009
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CPRA

Can I use information revealed in closed session, or is it privileged?

I have been an adjunct prof at a local Junior College for 20 years. When a student was prevented from passing out constitutions on Constitution Day, I publicly criticized the Administration. They retaliated by giving me a terrible teaching evaluation and by forbidding me to use my own writings in my classes. In response, […]

September 1, 2016
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Court Records

Unsealing exhibits cited in a judicial ruling

[…] punitive damages were filed under an earlier order that sealed exhibits unless parties objected to disclosure within ten days after filing. The motion has been on file for months, and no objection is on the record. A judge issued a written ruling allowing punitives and citing all the exhibits, and quoting several of them. […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Accessing police Internal Affairs reports

[…] probably not the provision you have in mind.Section 6254(f), also part of the PRA, exempts from disclosure most records of investigations conducted by police agencies (see below for text of Section 6254(f)) That section does provide that: "state and local law enforcement agencies shall disclose the names and addresses of persons involved in, or […]

September 20, 2010
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Brown Act CPRA

Citizen access to City financial reports

For the past year and a half, I have been attending our local City Council Meetings. I have determined by the current By-Laws that the Treasurer is required to file quarterly financial reports with the City, and I am attempting to access said reports. As a citizen do I have a right to […]

April 6, 2016