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Government Secrecy Must Not Be the Legacy of Mass Shooting

[…] moments. But in the case of the massacre at the Borderline Bar & Grill in the Ventura County city of Thousand Oaks,thoserecords have remained secret. The reason for the secrecy is unacceptable. A judge blocked their release based on the prospect of a future law change. That threatens the integrity of the California Public Records Act. […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
October 6, 2021
Cases

City of Gilroy v. Superior Court

In City of Gilroy v. Superior Court, the Court of Appeal held that trial courts lack the authority to hold public agencies accountable for violations of the California Public Records Act beyond ordering the disclosure of specific records. According to this decision, a court could not mandate remedies if an agency failed to conduct […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
December 20, 2023
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CPRA

Bring your own copier?

The PRA does not address the issue you raise, but that given the right of access (vs. copies) to public records, it would make sense that people could make their own copies at the agency in the course of examining records from the agency's files.

June 14, 2009
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CPRA School Records

What’s meant by “electronic form” documents under the CPRA?

I requested a copy of the CA Jobs Bill Fund Report from my local school district. I received an oversimplified copy of the report so I asked for the website address for the complete report. I was told the website was password protected and therefore I was not granted access. Would a document with […]

August 5, 2011
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Should Honking Your Horn to Support a Protest Be Illegal? We Want the Supreme Court to Decide.

Joe Biden speaks at a car rally. Photo: Biden for President
- Free Expression
December 14, 2023
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Brown Act First Amendment

What the Brown Act Rules on a Postponing Public Meeting?

[…] public comment, at which point the Executive Director approached me, asked why I was still there, and asked me to leave. I told him I was there for the public comment portion, and would be leaving after the public portion. The ED then proceeded to ask me to leave and escort me out. I […]

December 13, 2018
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CPRA

Using CPRA to learn rules governing Resort Improvement District #1

[…] an agency is required to compile and extract information maintained in an electronic database. See Govt. Code section 6253.9. Note, however, that if computer programming is required for the compilation or extraction of data, the costs of programming can be passed on to the requester. At the following link You can find a sample […]

July 22, 2013
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Brown Act

School board closed session “under the guise of labor negotiations.”

[…] Board of Trustees meeting, the superintendent stated, and three trustees confirmed, that the district has come up with a plan to tackle the multimillion-dollar shortfall it's expecting for the next school year. The superintendent said the board discussed this in closed session "under the guise of labor negotiations." The problem is, they haven't entered […]

February 20, 2015
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Government officials use personal email and texting to avoid public access laws. Why not use technology to enhance accountability instead of to subvert it?

[…] PETER SCHEER---All public officials favor open government in principle. Who would dare say otherwise? In reality, however, they are in a perpetual search, guided by clever lawyers, for new ways to circumvent disclosure requirements--at best, because they view requests for records as a nuisance, and at worst, because they have something to hide (which […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
August 22, 2009
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CPRA

Can I go to small claims to appeal a denial of my CPRA request?

I understand from your website that there is no administrative appeal process for someone whose request for records was denied under CPRA, and that litigation is the only recourse. Given that, could I feasibly go to small claims for relief in equity to appeal the denial and get my records? Just to clarify, does that […]

August 13, 2013