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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
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Court Records

CA Supreme Court denied my petition and I demand the right to know why

A petition for review to the CA Supreme Court is assigned to a legal staff who drafts a "conference memorandum" which summarizes the case facts, outlines the issues, and makes a recommendation to the court whether the case presents sufficiently important issues for review. Under the "petition clause" of the constitution I feel that […]

April 13, 2012
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Brown Act First Amendment

Does the Brown Act Offer Recourse for Activists Barred from City Council Meeting?

[…] nothing wrong. Some of us eventually made it in, including myself, but other never made it in and were unable to speak during public comments. I would like to see if there is some sort of recourse we can pursue against the city/police department for violating our rights to attend and participate in the meeting.

February 12, 2018
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Brown Act

What meetings are governed by CA Proposition 54?

[…] composition, which have a continuing subject matter jurisdiction, or a meeting schedule fixed by charter, ordinance, resolution, or formal action of a legislative body are legislative bodies for purposes of this chapter. If the commission comes within the definition of "legislative body" per the above, then it would not seem to matter that it […]

June 6, 2017
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CPRA

Prohibiting a citizen from contacting a public agency

[…] It is alleged that this other person and I take department information and "twist it." Both us have been prohibited from contacting any DPLU employee directly, except for the designated PRA contact person. As a result of my PRA request related to the PRA contact person's job, I found that it consists primarily of […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Printing by public officials

I emailed the county executive officer asking for information about a brochure that our supervisor was handing out. I wanted to know how many brochures were printed, what the cost was and who did the job. Basically, I wanted to get a copy of the bid/contract. He has not responded to my email. Does […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Police Reports, Public Record

[…] through the police department, and if no action was taken by the DA on any report, how would one gain access to find them? I am looking for one specific report which should be related to the man's mailbox having been blown up. Yet, no action may have been taken. We believe he is […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Obtaining Legal Records of a Public Agency

[…] requested the list of legal expenses, by attorney, billing statements and /or invoices by case or project from the City and Redevelopment Agency. I did not ask for any other information about any of the litigation or project. They took over a month to provide me with a ledger from the finance department with […]

June 14, 2009