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CPRA

Can a fee be charged for requesting public documents held in storage?

I recently submitted a Public Records Act request in my city. I have just been told that I will be charged a $33.25 fee for retrieving documents from storage. Is this legal? It certainly does not seem consistent with the PRA documentation I have read.

June 12, 2014
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CPRA

Cal Expo Data

[…] They typically will post this on their website in the form of a PDF file and in a magazine they produce. However, the wine industry has asked for an online system that is searchable, something my company has developed and provides free of charge. The data is actually in my possession due to my […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown signs anti-sunshine bill, setting up 1st Amdt battle. Do labor rights trump democracy?

BY PETER SCHEER—Jerry Brown is often praised for his political independence, for his willingness to make policy choices that he thinks are right on the merits, even if it means angering poerful constituencies. But there are limits. They were reached in the latest legislative term in the Governor’s decision to sign legislation drafted and […]

October 27, 2015
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CPRA

How can I Access Information On a Parolee in California

I'm trying to find out how to access a record from the parole office to determine the date a certain parolee absconded. Can you help? Is there a sample letter for making a request?

January 20, 2021
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First Amendment Press Rights

FAC news: Prop 42 victory, amicus briefs on the Wrap, NCAA, fee waivers & more

June has been a busy month for FAC, both legislatively and judicially. Most gratifying: California voters on June 4 approved, by a comfortable 61 percent margin, Prop 42, which amends the state constitution to fortify state open meetings and FOI laws. FAC supported and sponsored Prop 42 to end funding disputes between local governments […]
June 17, 2014
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Brown Act

The city decided in closed session to let Wal Mart pick up legal tab for lawsuit

[…] the city against the suit; and that they had also agreed in this same closed session to allow Wal Mart to cover the city's full legal costs for the suit. Although I understand the city's need and right to both discuss the litigation and tally the vote in secret, I do NOT understand why […]

August 20, 2012
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Cases Press Release

FAC, joining info requests for Palin speech at UCS-Stanislaus, also requests speaking contract for Bill Clinton talk at UC Berkeley

FAC---The First Amendment Coalition has filed a request under the Public Records Act for the speaking contract covering Sarah Palin's planned appearance at a fundraising event for CSU Stanislaus in June. FAC has also requested the speaking contract for Bill Clinton's appearance and speech at UC Berkeley in February. Arrangements for Palin's speech have […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
April 8, 2010
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First Amendment

How can I access records on decisions regarding promotions and tenure at UC?

I'm working on a book that requires me to access records regarding the denial of support for a prominent University of California professor by his department's promotion and tenure committee. I wish to obtain all documents related to this decision. Two questions: 1. Can I obtain them using FOIA? 2. Do I address the FOIA […]

July 3, 2015
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Did NBC secretly hand over the Trump grope tape to the Wash Post?

[…] had it aired the tape itself, it might have had legal exposure that the Post could avoid. How so? Because NBC might have been sued by Trump for invasion of privacy (under a California statute requiring all parties to consent to the taping of a conversation) or under some sort of breach of contract […]

October 18, 2016
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CPRA

JPA/private company partnership and the CPRA?

If a city formed a joint powers association with a private company, is this joint powers association subject the California Public Records Act? Can any member of the public get access to the records if the records are kept by the private company?

June 14, 2009