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    CPRA

    Are Emails Between Political Officials and Third Parties a Public Record in California?

    I recently tried to access email communications between a current elected city official and a former elected city official over a local project that's being funded by public funds. The city responded to my requests, but only with publicly accessible information, essentially amounting to a refusal. Reasons included: the information in these emails was […]

    March 30, 2020

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    CPRA

    Filing Complaint under State Audits Guidelines

    […] under the PRA, email correspondence relating to the business of the agency would likely be subject to disclosure under the PRA, unless, as stated above, a PRA exemption applies.  As you seem to know, the PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA FOIA

    Hospital Records

    […] discuss with them under the California Information Action, to obtain records of others that have contracted this infection at the hospital just prior and after I was admitted and discharged. Are my rights enforceable under the California Information Act, California Public Records Act, Patient Access to Medical Records law or the Federal Freedom of Information Act?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    City finds many ways to deny CPRA requests for emails

    […] City emails via public records requests. Our city has a written policy of only making available email from the city server (city manager, city finance director, etc.) for a 30 day time period from the date of the submission of the public record request. PRA requests are repeatedly denied for documents (specifically email) outside […]

    May 31, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How Do I Access Decades-Old 911 Audios?

    The California Public Records Act (CPRA) requires public agencies to disclose public records unless some exemption applies. Public records include "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used or retained by any state or local agency." Gov’t Code § 6252(e). Note that the word "writing" as used […]

    September 24, 2021

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    CPRA

    Can I request public staff time cards?

    My community has a special water district.There is a manager and a five-person elected board.Would the manager's time-card be public information? Also, the board has not approved the minutes for months.Is there a time limit to approve minutes from meetings?

    September 26, 2011

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    Court Records

    How to Access Copies of New York Police Records Destroyed in Fire?

    I'm a documentary producer researching a 1989 criminal case of Daniel Rakowitz. I requested the case files and court transcript for this trial from the New York State Supreme Court Clerk's Office. At the time that the files were supposed to be delivered, I was informed that the case files and court transcript had been […]

    May 28, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Are government contractors’ 1099’s disclosable?

    I am considering a request for the 1099 form issued by a local agency to their general counsel. They are the worst violators of CPRA I have ever experienced. If I do not cite very specific statute and write the request so carefully that virtually all possibilities of misconstruction are eliminated, I will get […]

    January 17, 2012

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    CPRA

    Using the CPRA to access list of alcoholic beverage licensees

    […] the license location address, including city and zip code; (4) the business telephone number; and (5) the business email address. The information being sought will not be used for commercial purposes and is being sought to promote a public interest in educating licensees as indicated in this email. If the information requested is available, we would […]

    June 13, 2016