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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Rules for public comment at council meetings

    The Brown Act provides that "very agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item of interest to the public, before or during the legislative body's consideration of the item, that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body […]

    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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    Blog Cases

    Super Bowl Score: Cop Overtime $6.3 Million, Taxpayers 0

    […] City hosted "Super Bowl City." And the big losers were not just the Carolina Panthers, they were San Francisco taxpayers, whose elected representatives threw a big party for the billionaire owners of the National Football League. Those are the revelations from public records produced by the San Francisco Controller’s Office in response to Public […]

    April 14, 2016

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    Blog

    To take the sleaze out of judicial elections, ethics rules should bar lawyers who contribute money to judges from practicing before those judges

    […] the CEO of a corporation, a party to a West Virginia Supreme Court appeal, who made contributions and expenditures totaling $3 million in support of a candidate for a Supreme Court judgeship who, following his election, voted with the court majority in favor of the CEO's company. The US Supreme Court is considering whether […]

    June 3, 2009

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    CPRA

    Records of complaint relating to investigations of public employees/officials

    One of my employees filed a sexual harassment complaint with the LA DWP against me and several of my coworkers. I asked for a copy of the complaint.  I was told that DWP does not like to give the complaint before the investigation. The investigation found no basis for the claim. Now, when I […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Are Neighborhood Associations protected under the First Amendment?

    […] Coalitions. The NAs and DCs are quasi-governmental bodies supported and funded by the City to assist with neighborhood-level governance and participation in city decision-making; however, they have non-profit status. One of the NA board members is facing litigation due to his expression of opinion in a public forum. Are these agencies protected under the First Amendment?

    April 22, 2016

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    CPRA

    Denied Access to City Attorney Fees in Police Officer Assault Case

    I recently submitted a PRA request to our city attorney’s office regarding the legal defense of a city police officer. He is facing trial for assaulting a suspect. I simply inquired if he was paying his own defense or if the city was footing the bill. Their response was that 1) My request was […]

    May 9, 2019

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    CPRA

    Right to “inspect” public records?

    […] receive a "copy" -- so you have a right to look at the original documents without having the agency make copies (which you would have to pay for).  However, this doesn't necessarily mean that you can simply show up at the office and start looking through their files.  Bruce v. Gregory, 65 Cal.2d 666 […]

    June 14, 2009