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CPRA

Attempting to access phone call recordings made from jail

I want to request a copy of the recordings or transcripts of phone calls placed by an inmate at the County Jail. Are there cases or laws that I can use in my request to argue for releasing this media?

January 13, 2016
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Brown Act CPRA

Internal audit reports and the CPRA

[…] Board of Directors copies of internal audit reports, in open session. These reports are not made available during the meeting when requested. These reports are not available for inspection when requested. When I requested the reports, I was told the internal audit reports are not Public Records. I require guidance on possible reason/s these […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA School Records

Employment documents of officials

Can I request under the Public Records Act the resume and application for employment of a school district Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent. I have an interest only in the prior employment history and will assume the private data (address etc). will be blocked out. My interpretation of 6254(c) is that prior work history is […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

I Am The Victim of A Crime. Does the CPRA Allow Me Access Police Reports on the Incident?

[…] security procedures…or security files compiled by any other state or local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes." However, there is certain information that police are required to release. First, victims are entitled to certain information related to […]

January 9, 2020
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CPRA

How long does the agency have to reply to my records request?

[…] respond within ten days. Please keep in mind that if the agency responds that the records are not disclosable under the Act, it must state the specific exemption it is invoking, and how that exemption applies. Gov't Code § 6253(c). If an agency refuses to provide records under the Act, the ultimate recourse is […]

January 19, 2012
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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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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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CPRA

Duplication costs and “search fees”

I recently filed a request with a number of local health departments in California for copies of the last two routine health inspection reports for certain restaurants in their respective jurisdictions.Several of these jurisdictions have sent me invoices which include "search" fees.For example, I filed a request with a Health Dept, and they sent […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Are emails sent to elected officials private or public?

[…] the GE itself asked residents to send the emails and is making policy decisions based on the emails. I guess it would seem there could be potential for abuse of the "system" if there were a "faction" of people who could anonymously send biased emails attempting to sway the council one way or the […]

September 17, 2010
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Brown Act CPRA

Board Conducting Public’s Business Via Private Emails

[…] from at least six personal private computers.Such email has not been made part of the public record.Under CPRA I have requested copies of all emails between Boardmembers for the past two years.I do not expect to receive them, for a multitude of excuses. But, going forward, what is the process by which a Board […]

June 24, 2010