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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Regulations on public comment

    Our City Council's Law & Legislation Committee recently heard a proposal whereby the Chair (Vice Mayor), expressed her support for the measure, and restricted opposing testimony.  She allowed all those (dozen) in support to testify, and then limited opposition to 1 statement of 2 minutes.  All others who were signed up to testify were […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Requesting Audio Tapes, Time of Response

    […] president; the communications officer has been attempting to contact the vice president, but the vice president is not responding.  The board has already responded to my request for these public records by telling me (in both meetings) that I could have copies, but the vice president is not forthcoming with the tapes so they […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Advocacy Blog

    New state law adds protections for anonymous online speech

    […] signed a bill that greatly strengthens the right to anonymous speech online. Assembly Bill 2433 raises procedural obstacles to out-of-state companies that subpoena California-based internet service providers for the IDs of anonymous posters. Unless there is a demonstrable basis for the underlying lawsuit, the subpoena will be thrown out and attorney's fees charged to […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Changing Regular Meetings to Special Meetings

    The local school district has changed its regular school board meetings to special meetings, and has switched the upcoming regular meetings to special meetings for the next 2 months.  The board is not providing time for public comments on matters related to policies, programs or services provided by the district at the special meetings.  […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Court Records

    Accessing Court Records

    For months I was not allowed access to my family law case file. Couldn’t even get a copy of the docket sheet. Finally, I got some of it. There is significant wrong doing in my case on the part of many. I have found evidence of altering of some court documents. I have […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Request to Dept. of Insurance regarding bail agents

    The California Department of Insurance may properly raise the "private personal information" exemption found in Government Code section 6254 and/or the privacy provisions of the California Constitution in denying disclosure of personal identifying information of its staff, such as birth dates, phone number, social security and credit card or bank account information. The courts […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    FOIA

    Making a FOIA request to the Dept. of Homeland Security

    […] "disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions." At any rate, ideally, the agency should explain how each piece of information sought fits within this exemption. For more information related to the FOIA, here are some resources that you might find useful: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: http://www.rcfp.org/foia/ National Freedom […]

    July 11, 2011

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    Blog Cases

    FAC to California Court of Appeal: The Public Can’t See What No Longer Exists

    […] should a CPRA requester be required to get a court order—an injunction—to prevent the government from destroying records? The clear answer is "no." If the CPRA stands for anything, it is the idea that the government has a duty, at an absolute minimum, to retain records sought under the CPRA. That obligation stems from […]

    July 26, 2017

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Senior Center Boards and the Brown Act

    […] of records that are ... (c) Personnel, medical or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasions of personal privacy." Generally speaking, however, this exemption is only supposed to apply to purely personal information in the files unrelated to the "conduct of the public's business." See San Gabriel Tribune v. Superior […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How can I find out if a non-profit is cooking the books?

    I'm pretty sure a 501(c) 3 in San Francisco is cooking its books. For example, claiming on their 990 that a certain program cost $50,000 when I think it's more like $500. Can I demand their receipts under a FOIA request? Is there a reward for discovering and proving such scammers?

    May 21, 2015