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CPRA

School district claims too busy to fulfill document request

[…] to view board meeting minutes, a contract with a specific vendor, payment documents to that vendor, and the names of the other bidders who were not selected for the position at the School District offices. Each time they sent me away saying that they were too busy to get the documents for me, and […]

August 18, 2011
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CPRA

Can my access to public records be limited to “by appt. only”?

[…] records available. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). If not, the agency must specify why it believes the records are exempt from disclosure. Id. If the agency cites an exemption, it will need to explain, in writing, which exemption applies and how. See id. Although a written request will not give you the same presumptive immediate […]

August 26, 2016
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Court Records

Can I file a lawsuit anonymously in California?

[…] One more thing, do you have access to a sample protective order restricting access to information? Again, were this in the state I was from or Federal court, I wouldn’t have too much of a problem. For somewhat tactical reasons, however, I am going to attempt the trial in CA before thinking about changing venue.

March 27, 2012
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First Amendment

Can I file for defamation?

Can I file for defamation against a co-worker who often call me gay, crook and maniac in front of my co-workers?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Water agency contractors’ calculations “trade secret”?

A county water agency has hired a consultant for a major capital project and has released the feasibility study done by the consultant but has not responded for a request to review the consulting contract itself. This isn’t academic: the agency asserts that the consultants’ excel spreadsheet originals containing the actual cell-by-cell math calculations […]

January 16, 2012
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CPRA

Is A Public Agency Required to Disclose Names of Board Member Applicants?

We are trying to obtain the names of applicants for board vacancies, not the applications themselves or the information they contain, which seems to be covered by the California First Amendment Coalition v. Superior Court (Wilson) 1998. Voters in November authorized the District to turn operation of the hospital over to a nonprofit corporation, […]

February 23, 2018
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CPRA

Is a school caretakers’s security camera subject to CPRA?

[…] records. Gov’t Code § 6253.1. Additionally, if the agency refuses to provide a certain record it must cite any exemptions it is claiming and describe how the exemption applies to the records. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). The challenge with any PRA request is ensuring that it is broad enough to capture all the records […]

September 10, 2016
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CPRA Police Records

Public Record, and 911 Call Logs

We submitted a Public Records Request to the Police Department seeking a copy of their 'Call for Service’ log, known also as the Daily Dispatch Log, Police Blotter or 911 Call Log. They denied the request indicating that they don't have this type of information, therefore are not required to compile such information. We […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Police Call Logs and Public Records

Are police departments required to provide the "request for service" logs if asked for a specific date? For example, a call for disturbing the peace because of a noisy dog. I assume that gets logged into a database when it is dispatched. Are the addresses of the individuals in violation public information? I noticed […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

Police blotters and the CPRA

I freelance for a community newspaper and I cover anything that goes on in one city. I have been trying to deepen my coverage and want to check the police blotter more regularly, only when I went recently I noticed that it was a couple days behind. I went back a second time a […]

June 14, 2009