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CPRA Primer: Access to records

FAC June 22, 2011

RESOURCES ACCESS TO RECORDS Accessing Public Records IN CALIFORNIA California Public Records Act Primer Note: To access the updated version of FAC’s CPRA Primer, please click here or see the “Download CPRA Primer” button below. Please note the rest of this page is under construction following the Jan. 1 2023 renumbering of the California Public Records Act. The CPRA is now located at Government Code sections 7920.000-7931.000. The California Law Revision Commission has published a table showing how previous

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Federal appeals court orders disclosure of names of telecom lobbyists

donal brown February 10, 2010

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the government must reveal name of lobbyists who working for retroactive liability protection for telecom companies who participated in warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens after 9/11. -db Metropolitan News-Enterprise February 10, 2010 By Sherri M. Okamoto The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday ruled that the government was required to disclose the names of individuals who lobbied in favor of retroactive liability protection for telecommunications carriers

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A&A: Access to public records denied during business hours

FAC November 20, 2009

Q: On at least four occasions , I have gone to the Park and Recreation Department to review public records (on site, in the building) during normal business hours and I have been sent away. If at all possible, I would like to file a motion this week to force the department to allow me access to these and other records. A: I am sorry to hear that you are having such a hard time

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Accessing Records of Parolees’ Addresses

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Accessing Records of Parolees’ Addresses Q: Officials in one of the cities of the Coachella Valley are concerned that a disproportionate number of parolees are being released to live there by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. I requested through the Public Records Act information on all parolees the department has listed as living in the nine cities, the offense for which they went to prison, name, address, etc. CDCR provided me with the

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Foreign Officials, Detention, Privacy, and the Freedom of Information Act

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Foreign Officials, Detention, Privacy, and the Freedom of Information Act Q: A former Philippine official, who is wanted in the Philippines for corruption charges, is detained at an immigration holding center in California — reportedly for violation of immigration law. (It was reported that the official’s visa was revoked by the State Department.) The Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the State Department have refused to talk about his case citing the Federal Privacy Act. But

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