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CPRA

Countering a claim of non-existent records

[…] has been denied, within 10 days. (Gov't Code § 6253). If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or other state or federal law allowing it to withhold the records you seek. (Gov't code § 6255). Here, it sounds like the […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

PRA request denied for correspondence related to reports

[…] were recently accepted by City staff and posted on the City website. Reports were identified as independent analyses of effects of proposed commercial sports facilities. My request for written correspondence between City staff and companies that prepared reports was denied. Will you be able to advise me as to how to proceed further to access […]

September 7, 2016
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CPRA

Can An Agency Provide Requested Records But Deem Them “Confidential”?

Is it legal for a government attorney to mark a PRA response as being "Confidential"? Confidential is followed by "Note: This media is intended to be viewed by certain individuals. It may contain information that is privileged or protected from disclosure by law. If you are not the intended recipient, any action in reliance […]

February 5, 2018
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CPRA

Denied access to county’s seismic studies

[…] 1386 (2001) (newspaper successfully sued transportation agency for disclosure of public records). In order to justify withholding the documents you request, the agency must cite a specific exemption, and explain why it applies to the records you seek.Gov't Code § 6253(c). In addition to some of the specific exemptions that agencies invoke in justifying […]

September 29, 2011
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CPRA

DA Office Complaint Records

[…] public entities are presumed to be public unless one of the Act's enumerated exceptions to disclosure applies. Government Code section 6254(f) sets forth the so-called "law enforcement" exemption, which allows law enforcement agencies to withhold, among other things, records of complaints and investigatory records. This exemption does not, on the other hand, allow the […]

June 14, 2009
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CA Senate Bill 1421 Would Bring Desperately Needed Transparency to Police Misconduct Files

[…] including officer-involved shootings and instances where police officers have lied under oath. Law enforcement officers are alone among public employees in California (at least those who work for agencies subject to the California Public Records Act) in being able to keep secret even confirmed allegations of misconduct. For everyone except police officers, investigations into […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
April 9, 2018
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CPRA

Attempting to access phone call recordings made from jail

I want to request a copy of the recordings or transcripts of phone calls placed by an inmate at the County Jail. Are there cases or laws that I can use in my request to argue for releasing this media?

January 13, 2016
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Brown Act CPRA

Internal audit reports and the CPRA

[…] Board of Directors copies of internal audit reports, in open session. These reports are not made available during the meeting when requested. These reports are not available for inspection when requested. When I requested the reports, I was told the internal audit reports are not Public Records. I require guidance on possible reason/s these […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Complaints, and Public Record

[…] not issue the owner/manager a violation list. My (vague) understanding is that this is because the building was constructed in 1906, so conditions which would be violations for more modern buildings are not, legally speaking, violations in this building because it only needs to adhere to code laws that existed when it was originally […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Agency claims my CPRA requests via email are “not public records act request”

In response to an emailed request for public records, the local agency responded that my "series of emails were not a public records act request." In turn, they withheld the requested information. Of course, it could be that I've been not asking for the right thing in the appropriate way? I've been requesting information […]

March 30, 2012