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    Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act allow closed sessions to appoint legal firm?

    […] a presentation on their firm in open session. After each presentation, the board went into closed session pursuant to GC 54957(b)(1), "Public Employee Appointment: General Counsel." I have never seen this done before. Can a legislative body refer to General Counsel as a "Public Employee" and use this GC as safe harbor for closed session?

    January 31, 2012

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Does short notice of public hearing invalidate contract?

    […] code requires a Public Hearing before entering into a Red-Light Camera Contract. I contend the new contract our city council has approved is invalid because the requirement for a public hearing was not met. The city manager proposed a new contract when the current contract expires June 30. The Public Hearing was noticed on […]

    June 23, 2010

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    CPRA

    How to Request Information Stored in a Database?

    How does the California Public Records Act handle information stored in a database rather than a specific record (e.g. an existing, stand-alone document)? For example, if I'm looking for historical financial information on a public works project at my city, the data might be in a database and would require city staff to run […]

    March 11, 2020

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    CPRA

    Administrative hearing transcripts

    I attended a hearing in my city regarding a canine noise level complaint.  The hearing officer/judge found for the plaintiffs. Because of various oddities related to the hearing and the ruling, I determined that I needed to file an appeal.  The administrative hearing is not appeal-able so that means I need to file a […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Press Release

    Cal Poly Student Journalist, FAC Sue University for Withholding Public Records

    Award-Winning Student Journalist’s Public Records Requests Remain Unfulfilled for More Than 18 Months SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Elizabeth Wilson, a student journalist at Mustang News, the student paper at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), today sued the school for violating the California Public Records Act by refusing to disclose public […]

    April 23, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    Newsgathering

    Can police videotape me in my home without consent?

    You pose an interesting question. A provision of California's Penal Code imposes penalties for "intentionally and without the consent of all parties to a confidential communication ... eavesdrop upon or record the confidential communication , whether the communication is carried on among the parties in the presence of one another or by means of […]

    December 2, 2011

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    CPRA

    Accessing the California Commission on Judicial Performance

    […] a California Superior Court judge with the California Commission on Judicial performance. That agency stated that we filed a complaint that was well presented. Initially they asked for more background information and said they would review the complaint if we provided that information. After providing further proof that numerous violations of the judicial code […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Posts

    FAC Joins Coalition Urging SF Mayor to Restore Rights Under Sunshine Ordinance

    […] to receive documents and information exchanged during contract negotiations, nor the right to a response to a Public Records Act request unimpeded by the often abused 'catch-all' exemption from disclosure found in Government Code section 6255, to combat this public health emergency. In fact, the Sunshine Ordinance section expressly forbids 'assert(ing) an exemption for […]

    April 20, 2020