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  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    Police Failed to Tell Judge of Bryan Carmody’s Status as Journalist Before Obtaining Warrant, Unsealed Records Show

    Police failed to tell the judge who issued a search warrant for Bryan Carmody’s phone that Carmody is a journalist, records unsealed today show—a key omission that helps explain how the San Francisco Police Department was able to obtain warrants for Carmody’s phone, home and office in clear violation of California and federal law. […]

    July 23, 2019

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    Brown Act CPRA Newsgathering

    Accessing document constituting an agenda and agency audits

    […] Act and am confused. Question: Does Brown Act require that bodies provide such documents, etc??? 2) This relates to California Records Act. I recently submitted a request for the school district's inspector general's audits of the Los Angeles School Police Department. That request was denied by LAUSD's General Counsel on basis of California Government […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Cases Press Release

    Kern County Superior Court Rescinds Public Access Ban

    The Kern County Superior Court has rescinded a problematic order used for months to block people from entering its courthouses, an important step in restoring the public’s First Amendment right of access to hearings and trials in one of California’s largest metropolitan areas. Court officials in Bakersfield issued a new court order explicitly stating […]

    July 15, 2020

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    CPRA

    Does the CPRA consider an email database public and disclosable?

    […] countless reports, minutes/agendas, financials and even a record of one full year of emails. Now I have been asked to submit the email database I have developed for communicating with my business members. I am not comfortable giving this database to the public. While I have no problem disclosing my email correspondence, I do […]

    March 11, 2017

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    CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

    Requests for crime reports denied by police department

    […] told that they are being withheld because of Government Code section 6254(f). To be clear, one time I requested all crime reports that had been filed over a month period. The second time, I requested the reports for three specific crimes. Both times, the office cited section 6254(f). Is there any guidance you can offer?

    July 10, 2017

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC, Media Coalition Fight New Effort to Weaken CA Police Transparency Law

    […] purpose of the law, but would have a serious and detrimental effect on transparency broadly." Joining FAC in the effort are the Los Angeles Times, the Center for Investigative Reporting, the California News Publishers Association, the Bay Area News Group, and the Southern California News Group. A hearing is set on this issue for […]

    January 19, 2019

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Dairy Plant Inspection Records

    The short answer to your question is that if the daily inspection records are maintained for enforcement or license purposes by the Department of Food and Agriculture, they are probably exempt from disclosure under Government Code section 6254(f) of the California Public Records Act.  But if these inspections are routinely done and the reports are not […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Advocacy Blog

    Pardon Power and Your Right to Know

    […] grants. What we learned from that high-profile pardon was that the process surrounding these decisions is highly secretive. That’s because the court records generated when the governor recommends clemency for those twice convicted of felonies — a specific category of people whose applications are subject to oversight by the California Supreme Court — have been routinely […]

    September 18, 2021

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    CPRA

    Email Correspondence Records

    […] v. San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District,  139 Cal. App. 4th 1356, 1411 (2006).  Based on the information you provide, I cannot say for certain whether an exemption to disclosure applies, although there are several that may apply depending on the particular circumstances. I would suggest that you submit a written PRA request for […]

    June 14, 2009