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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Developments on Public Lands

    […] 14 stories tall each) in our town without adding streets, freeways or adequate city services. This is against our MASTER PLAN.  Buildings include private residence towers ( for people from outside the town) on the last of our public land, now zoned for education. No one knows about this, residents are not being given […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Cases Press Release

    Kern County Superior Court Rescinds Public Access Ban

    The Kern County Superior Court has rescinded a problematic order used for months to block people from entering its courthouses, an important step in restoring the public’s First Amendment right of access to hearings and trials in one of California’s largest metropolitan areas. Court officials in Bakersfield issued a new court order explicitly stating […]

    July 15, 2020

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    CPRA Police Records

    Is law enforcement body camera footage a public record?

    […] states. In many states, police investigatory records are subject to public records laws, which means, presumptively, body camera footage would be subject to disclosure unless some other exemption applies. In California, however, police investigatory records are exempt from disclosure under Government Code § 6254(f).  Thus, to the extent that the requested footage has become part of […]

    January 19, 2015

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC, Media Coalition Fight New Effort to Weaken CA Police Transparency Law

    […] purpose of the law, but would have a serious and detrimental effect on transparency broadly." Joining FAC in the effort are the Los Angeles Times, the Center for Investigative Reporting, the California News Publishers Association, the Bay Area News Group, and the Southern California News Group. A hearing is set on this issue for […]

    January 19, 2019

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    CPRA

    Withholding of Juveniles’ Names in Police Records

    […] involved in crime. But there have been recent cases of juveniles being murdered in gang violence. Even though the juvenile is deceased, the police are still not forthcoming with the victim's name. This is probably not within the jurisdiction of the CPRA. Are there any other laws on the books that would require the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Advocacy Blog

    Pardon Power and Your Right to Know

    […] grants. What we learned from that high-profile pardon was that the process surrounding these decisions is highly secretive. That’s because the court records generated when the governor recommends clemency for those twice convicted of felonies — a specific category of people whose applications are subject to oversight by the California Supreme Court — have been routinely […]

    September 18, 2021

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    CPRA

    Can I access documents from State License Board investigation?

    […] "do not have the evidence necessary to proceed with an investigation." The entire process was odd and shrouded in secrecy, and I am confident I was asked for a bribe. I don't say this lightly – I have worked in San Francisco for over 15 years and have experienced first hand the notorious corruption […]

    February 23, 2015

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    Blog Cases

    The ongoing push for police transparency 

    […] criminal charges against several law enforcement officers. In refusing to disclose any records except complaints filed in court, the District Attorney improperly relied on the "investigatory files" exemption from disclosure. Although that exemption may apply to other records, SB 1421 and SB 16 specifically reject it for the records covered by those laws. We […]

    May 18, 2022

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    CPRA

    CPRA request won’t be fulfilled unless we show documents we’ve already received

    […] want to.  A better approach would be to continue working with the agency to formulate key word searches.  Additionally, remember that if the agency decides to claim an exemption, it must let you know specifically what exemption it is relying on and how that exemption applies. Gov’t Code § 6253(c), Bryan Cave LLP is general […]

    June 16, 2016