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Brown Act CPRA

School Superintendent Goals: Public or Private?

Under the Brown Act, does a school board have the obligation to disclose the goals they set for the district superintendent of schools? Similarly, do they have the obligation to disclose the evaluation criteria for the superintendent of schools? The evaluation criteria for teachers is in the public record, so why not the same […]

August 14, 2014
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CPRA

Tax collector withholding documents

My request to the CountyTax Collectors' office for "any handbook, manual or instructions that delineate the process in which your office processes claims for excess proceeds" is almost one month past the day they received the request and have refused to respond. What should I do?

July 16, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Can they deny my request for a video of a meeting that was streamed live?

I have been denied my request for a copy of a videotape of a Town Hall Meeting that was streamed live over the Internet. They claim they can not release the video for personnel reasons I was also denied access to the County Sheriff Department's "Pink Slips," which are held in the reception office of […]

June 12, 2015
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First Amendment Newsgathering Police Records

How much detail about the incident, offense, or arrest is the public entitled to under the law?

I'm a journalist who filed a request for police reports with the Police Department, seeking information about certain incidents and arrests involving stolen firearms. When the records officer called me to clarify what kind of information I was seeking, I told her I wished to receive basic information — such time, date, location, etc. […]

May 25, 2018
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CPRA

CPRA request for disclosure of evidence related to School District misconduct case

[…] former public school teacher who was accused of misconduct. I signed a settlement September 2014 in order to resign from the district. Now my case is coming up for review with the CA Commission on Teacher Credentialing. I believe materials provided by the School District have been falsified. I submitted a CPRA request on June 18, […]

December 12, 2015
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CPRA

Can I access attorney’s retainer agreement and invoices via the Public Records Act?

[…] district is using taxpayer dollars to defend the chief's portion of the CalPERS claim, I did a PRA request on to view a number of invoices paid for "legal expenses," and received no response. In reviewing the board's packet, I noticed another payment for a "consultant," so I sent my former PRA request again […]

July 2, 2015
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CPRA

California Driver’s License Numbers and the CPRA

[…] medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." Govt. Code § 6254(c). It is not clear, however, whether this exemption would apply to driver's license information for licensed businesses, as such records would not necessarily be "personnel, medical, or similar files," and the disclosure of the […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Is a Salary/Wage Review Really A “Trade Secret”?

[…] and discussing this report as a "trade secret." I have requested a copy of this report under the CPRA and was refused based on the trade secret exemption. Their response was, "Said records are not subject to public disclosure as they constitute valuable trade secrets of the District which if disclosed to competitors could […]

July 2, 2010
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CPRA Police Records

Denied records of homicide investigation

[…] ultimately got to a Sergeant. He said it was largely a factor of time to redact any personal information of witnesses, etc. He would "try" to arrange for me to come in so he could verbally reveal information as he saw fit and that would not take up too much of his time. This […]

December 23, 2011
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CPRA Newsgathering

Autopsy records of a public official

[…] report. Hepatitis A or B can be contracted from any number of sources, including homosexual sex, intravenous drug use, blood transfusions, etc. I thought the right of privacy under this exemption goes away when the individual dies. True? In your opinion, is this a case the media would likely win if we went to court?

June 14, 2009