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    CPRA FOIA Police Records

    How do I appeal the denial of a CPRA request?

    […] had property stolen out of my hotel room and I filed a police report.  When I returned home, I made a public records request to the PD for a copy of the report.  My request was denied.  I am wondering who do I write to so I can appeal the denial? Is there a […]

    May 15, 2012

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    CPRA School Records

    Cities’ rights and the CPRA

    […] to with hold this information? Second, I read the code as saying that every entity must have a posting of the law someplace AND a "person" responsible for handling request.  Am I correct in this or do state agencies have different rules that city’s.  I am hoping to get by the "dumb bunny" stage […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Fee for email copies same as paper copies?

    As for your first question, California’s Public Records Act provides that state and local agencies must provide copies of public records that are not exempt from disclosure "upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable." Govt. Code § 6253(b). A charge of 10 cents per page is […]

    March 18, 2010

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    Los Angeles Settles Suit Filed By FAC, Agrees to Retain City Records For At Least Two Years

    The city of Los Angeles has agreed it must retain city records for at least two years as part of a settlement agreement reached today with the First Amendment Coalition--a victory for transparency and government accountability in the nation’s second-largest city, and an assurance that the public will have the access to city records […]

    September 20, 2017

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    CPRA

    Outside City Lawsuit Settlements

    […] included a requirement that the companies submit to the city a complete inventory of all their off-site advertising signs, including location and permit status.  A public request for this information has been denied, citing the following section of the settlement: "Nothing herein shall prevent the City from providing to the public the name of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Gov Brown, Veto SB 1300. Ostensibly about oil refineries, SB 1300 threatens public access rights.

    […] Ostensibly a bill to strengthen safety regulation of oil refineries, SB 1300, introduced by Senator Lonnie Hancock (D-Berkeley), requires oil companies to file reports on scheduled shutdowns, typically for maintenance, of their refinery facilities. So far, no problem. Then came last-minute amendments, backed by organized labor as well as oil companies, that give oil companies […]

    September 9, 2014

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    CPRA Police Records

    Police Denied My Request For An Incident Report

    If you made a Public Records Act request for the incident report, the police agency here should have cited a valid exemption that applies to the report that would justify its nondisclosure.  If the police have not cited any exemption, you might want to write back and press them to justify their withholding.  That […]

    January 4, 2020

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    CPRA

    Former State Employees and the CPRA

    I have a question regarding physical access to a public building. I am a former employee for the Housing Authority of my City, I recently went back to the Central Office building in which I worked to visit some personnel still working there. This building is open to the public and has public access […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing police documents

    I would like to know if the following document is covered under the California Public Records Act.  The chief of police for the my local police department maintains a form, which list in a chart format, on a monthly basis, the number of citations issued, arrests made, etc. for the department.  This form is […]

    June 14, 2009