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    2007 Open Government Legislative Roundup: Some successes and some failures

    […] state Supreme Court decision in Copley Press v. Superior Court, which effectively sealed all police disciplinary records. The major success was legislation creating more oversight and accountability for the UC Regents’ and CSU Trustees’ executive pay committees. Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and Senator Gloria Romero (D-Santa Monica) introduced AB 1393 and SB 1019, […]

    June 3, 2009

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    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 FOIA

    Preliminary Data from FEMA as Requested by the City

    I have requested "preliminary" flood mapping data from FEMA for the city. The FEMA Consultant has responded that the data are preliminary, therefore, they are not required to release it to the public. However, the city is using the preliminary flood data to dictate development standards. The city requires developers to conduct their own flood […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Newsgathering

    Can police use hidden cameras to videotape the public 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 ... eavesdropping] 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 […]

    October 26, 2011

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Sues LAPD Over Failure to Release Bodycam Recordings from Protest

    […] showing the Los Angeles Police Department’s violent treatment of protesters who demonstrated peacefully outside the official residence of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on December 6, 2020. For more than 18 months, the LAPD has refused to turn over the recordings of the incident that left protesters badly injured, despite a landmark police transparency […]

    July 6, 2022

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    Regulators analyzing MediaNews’ acquisition…

    […] San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Monterey Herald, and 30 Bay Area weekly newspapers, is paying a 20% premium over the price that McClatchy paid Knight-Ridder for these same publications less than two months ago. Antitrust regulators in the U.S. Justice Department, who must decide whether to go to court to try to […]

    June 2, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can An Agency Extend Response to a CPRA Request Up to Eight Weeks Due to Covid?

    I received a response to a CPRA request notifying me that I would likely not receive a response for eight weeks. Is this extended window consistent with the PRA? If it is not, what remedies are available to me? [This questions was submitted in 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic.)

    April 21, 2022

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    CPRA

    City Clerk’s obligation to the CPRA

    […] available.If you have been denied access to public records, your remedy is to file a lawsuit in which you could seek a court order compelling disclosure of the records.Depending on the reasons why the documents are being withheld, you may have a valid lawsuit.However, there are a number of exemptions under the Public Records Act.

    June 14, 2009