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  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC sues Sonoma County to unlock secret Super Bowl promo deal

    […] persuading the tourism bureau to change its mind. But the bureau denied FAC’s request, which led to the filing of the lawsuit. Although the CPRA  provides an exemption for bona fide, legally enforceable "trade secrets," the information in Sonoma County’s Super Bowl contract can’t  meet the legal standard, according to FAC. "What could possibly […]

    February 4, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How do I challenge the results of a public records act request?

     I am working with a community organization that has filed public records requests with the School District asking for certain data pertaining to enrollment statistics for a subset of their total population. We have reason so believe that the information they have provided is inaccurate. One indicator, for example, is that they have provided […]

    February 10, 2017

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    California Board of Equalization public access rules

    Does the  California Board of Equalization have any special exemptions or dispensations from the California public records act or public access to documents it archives?

    January 7, 2011

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC Sues San Francisco Police, Mayor Breed for Records Related to Raid on Journalist

    The First Amendment Coalition today continued its fight for transparency in the police raid on a San Francisco journalist, filing a lawsuit over city officials’ refusal to release public records. FAC sued the San Francisco Police Department and Mayor London Breed under the California Public Records Act and San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance, an effort […]

    August 21, 2019

  • Asked and Answered

    FOIA

    Does Excessive Redaction of FOIA Requested Documents Constitute Censorship?

    […] the requestor.  5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6).  If an agency denies an individual’s FOIA request, it must state the reason for the denial, including identifying and stating how claimed exemptions apply to the records requested, and give the individual an opportunity to appeal the decision.  5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6). Before appealing, the requesting individual may request […]

    February 27, 2018

  • Latest News

    Cases

    CFAC files brief to lift gag in BART homicide case

    […] a Superior Court judge in Oakland to rescind his gag order in the highly publicized prosecution of a former BART police officer who is charged with murder for the shooting death--captured on numerous cellphone videos uploaded to Youtube--of Oscar Grant III on New Year's Day. The Coalition's brief, written by Keker & Van Nest […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Does the PRA apply to community college records

    A recent student survey was conducted by my community college's general emailing service. Can I send a CPRA request form to the community college to receive the results of the survey?

    April 12, 2016

  • Handbooks

    California Brown Act Primer

    […] 2022 by Legal Fellow Monica Price, with contributions from Executive Director David Snyder and Legal Director David Loy. It was created in 2006 by James Chadwick, then of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton. Please see this 2023 addendum for an overview of open-meetings law changes that occurred since this guide was published in March 2022.

    September 8, 2024

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC Sues San Diego District Attorney’s Office for Sexual Harassment, Misconduct Records

    […] are of paramount public interest—as we have seen time and again in the "me too" era, sexual misconduct allegations have been allowed to fester in the dark for far too long." The records sought by FAC are of particular interest not just because of their nature and content, but also because they are in […]

    July 27, 2018