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    First Amendment

    Can ballot arguments be selected based on political content?

    […] regarding a county measure, both from bona fide organizations. The elections official decided to evaluate the "quality" of the two arguments, as a means of selecting one for publication. He did not consider flipping a coin or random drawing. He had no decision matrix or identified factors used in making his "evaluation." He decided […]

    November 10, 2016

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    CPRA

    How to requests public documents from San Francisco Airport

    […] having a really hard time understanding how to send a freedom of information act requests to the San Francisco Airport. A web search gave me nothing, except for something about a "Sunshine Ordinance" though I can see that California has a Freedom of Information law in place. Can you help me understand how freedom […]

    May 11, 2018

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    CPRA

    Appeal of Superior Court Denial of Writ of Mandate Under Public Records Act

      I am litigating a public records act petition for writ of mandate in Superior Court. The tentative initially went in my favor, but after oral argument, the court reversed its position and denied my petition outright. I am considering an appeal. Are appeals of petitions for writ of mandate under the PRA discretionary, […]

    April 10, 2018

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    CPRA

    Request for sheriff’s homeless policy leads to trouble

    […] by the County Sheriff in conjunction with numerous other county agencies. The Sheriff's Department responded that they had "been unable to locate responsive documents and as such cannot comply therewith." In addition, the sheriff's department then engaged in retaliatory intimidation, sending a deputy to question the person whose name appears on the request for information.

    March 30, 2010

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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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    Brown Act School Records

    State Agency I worked for is denying my records’ request, but documents do exist!

    I used to work for the State of California. I lost my job and I am trying to get information on a program administered by my employer. This program is funded by the Federal government. I am being met with resistance because the Public Request officer is simply forwarding my request to my former […]

    September 13, 2013

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    CPRA

    Are confidential marriage certificate applications accessible under the CPRA?

    […] record and not open to public inspection without an order from the court. Section 511(c) goes on to say that "the county clerk may conduct a search for a confidential marriage certificate for the purpose of confirming the existence of a marriage, but the date of the marriage and any other information contained in […]

    July 24, 2013

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    CPRA

    Coastal Permit access under PRA

    […] requested records are disclosable within 10 days of your request, and "promptly notify" you, in writing, if it will make the records available, or specifically state the exemption it is claiming and how it applies to the requested records.  Gov't Code § 6253(c).  The agency must also state the estimated date and time when […]

    April 29, 2016

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    CPRA

    Who can request documents under the CPRA?

    […] it can be more efficient to use those forms, since they are more familiar to the agency personnel processing the requests. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues […]

    September 19, 2012