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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Text-Messaging Public Records

    […] oil spill.  He claims that the phone records and text messages are not public record because he used his personal iPhone and has not submitted a request for reimbursement from the City. I have checked the Sunshine Law, Brown Act and CA Public Records Act and can find no authority for the Mayor's position. […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Court Records

    Accessing Court Dispositions

    […] clerk’s office at each of these courts to ask if you might be able to access the court files, which should contain the disposition of each case,online. For example, Sacramento Superior Court has an online access system (https://ift.tt/2DFbqWk) that allows the public to search court cases for a fee. Of course, you will probably […]

    May 10, 2019

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    Blog

    The Bryan Carmody Story In-Depth

    […] journalist Bryan Carmody, equipped with a sledgehammer and pickax that they used to try to batter down his front gate. Guns drawn, officers placed Carmody in handcuffs for hours while they raided his home and office, seizing a trove of electronic devices and other materials. The raid, part of an investigation into the leak […]

    September 3, 2019

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC sues Sonoma County to unlock secret Super Bowl promo deal

    […] persuading the tourism bureau to change its mind. But the bureau denied FAC’s request, which led to the filing of the lawsuit. Although the CPRA  provides an exemption for bona fide, legally enforceable "trade secrets," the information in Sonoma County’s Super Bowl contract can’t  meet the legal standard, according to FAC. "What could possibly […]

    February 4, 2016

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    CPRA

    Personnel Privacy and Public Access to Incident Reports

    […] its own Sheriffs Department, the incident was not reported to the District Attorney and the driver of the bus is being protected by the County Transportation Agency as of today. How can I get a report of bus drivers for the Agency for the day, time period, and route area in which I was hit?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    How to access Health & Safety building layout plans

    I need copies of site plans and store layout plans for evidence in a Planning Commission Appeal. I am aware of Health & Safety Code Section 19851 requiring permission from an architect. However, how does the Records Act affect 19851. Is my assumption that the City needs to disclose emails on specific subjects correct?

    August 17, 2011

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Sues San Francisco Police, Mayor Breed for Records Related to Raid on Journalist

    The First Amendment Coalition today continued its fight for transparency in the police raid on a San Francisco journalist, filing a lawsuit over city officials’ refusal to release public records. FAC sued the San Francisco Police Department and Mayor London Breed under the California Public Records Act and San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance, an effort […]

    August 21, 2019

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    CPRA School Records

    Suspension and Expulsion Records

    Can I request the suspension and expulsion records for a school district  for, say the previous three years? I do not wish to obtain any personal information ("directory information") on the student, but rather to compare suspension and expulsion records between students.

    June 14, 2009

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    Cases

    CFAC files brief to lift gag in BART homicide case

    […] a Superior Court judge in Oakland to rescind his gag order in the highly publicized prosecution of a former BART police officer who is charged with murder for the shooting death--captured on numerous cellphone videos uploaded to Youtube--of Oscar Grant III on New Year's Day. The Coalition's brief, written by Keker & Van Nest […]

    June 3, 2009