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  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment School Records

    First Amendment rights on college campuses

    […] so and request a detailed explanation.  This will give you the information necessary to make your case as to why they may be wrong about any claimed exemption. You can find more information about how to submit a Public Records Act request, including a sample letter, at this link on the FAC website. Bryan Cave […]

    March 21, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Accessing police reports

    I have been refused a copy of a police report. It is a complaint filed against myself. I have the complaint number. I filed a request with the police along with a check for the correct amount. I received a response back saying I wasn't allowed to have a copy with NO explanation why.

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Economic Interest Disclosure Statements

    […] to the County Clerk, Recorder, Registrar of Voters, back in January of this year. I Requested to see all the form 700 disclosure statements of economic interests, for each County Extraction Review Team member; whereas stated in the County Conflict of Interest Code, named in APPENDIX "B" as an Entity, and subject to Reporting […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC Sues Bakersfield For Open Meetings, Records Violations

    […] the meeting—there was no mention of litigation, but rather the presentations showed council members discussed fundamental issues of city governance, including revenue, staffing and taxation. The "anticipated litigation" exemption does not apply to such broad financial and policy matters, nor does any other exemption to the Brown Act’s open-meetings requirements. "Bakersfield is trying to use […]

    December 22, 2017

  • Latest News

    Advocacy Press Release

    Victory for Transparency: CA Supreme Court Rejects Police Union Effort to Gut Landmark Police Transparency Law

    In a significant victory for government transparency and accountability, the California Supreme Court today denied a police union’s last-minute effort to undermine the effectiveness of a new, landmark police transparency law, rejecting the union’s effort to make the law (SB 1421) apply only to records created after January 1, 2019. The First Amendment Coalition […]

    January 2, 2019

  • Latest News

    Cases

    AP, Bloomberg, CNET, Wired.com, LA Times, CNPA join FAC motion in lost-iPhone case

    […] First Amendment Coalition and major news media have requested the California Court presiding over the Gizmodo/missing iPhone matter to unseal judicial records relating to the warrant issued for the search of an online journalist's home and the seizure of his computer, hard drives and other digital files. The motion to unseal the warrant affidavit […]

    May 6, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    School district denying access to public records

    […] the school district could simply redact any exempt information from the records you seek, and provide you with the rest. Under the PRA, "disclosure is favored," and therefore "all exemptions are narrowly construed." County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court, 170 Cal. App. 4th 1301, 1321 (2009). Thus, if there are any valid exemptions that apply […]

    May 2, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    FOIA

    Making an FOIA request regarding border security

    […] "disclose techniques and procdures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions." At any rate, ideally, the agency should explain how each piece of information sought fits within this exemption. For more information related to the FOIA, here are some resources that you might find useful: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: http://www.rcfp.org/foia/ National Freedom […]

    October 25, 2011