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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Blanket Denial of CPRA Requests from Law Enforcement Agency

    […] the record requests that were denied, you may want to consider writing a follow up letter to the agency asking why the records were denied and which exemptions to the CPRA, if any, it invoked to prevent disclosure of those documents.  Gov’t Code § 6253(c). You may also wish to remind the agency that […]

    May 16, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Fire Department Mishandled Response to CPRA Request

    […] four points now: 1. 6253 (b) "Except with respect to public records exempt from disclosure by express provisions of law, each state or local agency, upon a request for a copy of records that reasonably describes an identifiable record or records, shall make the records promptly available…" The LAFD response that they MIGHT disclose something […]

    January 26, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    City Council Action in Secret

    Our city’s fire chief is on medical leave.  I heard the city council approved a search for an interim fire chief several weeks ago, but it was not disclosed to our paper. Is it legal for the city council to approve a search without notifying the public?

    June 14, 2009

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    Terms of Service

    […] guardian. 2. Additional Terms Some of our Services have additional terms and conditions ("Additional Terms").  Where Additional Terms apply to a Service, we will make them available for you to read through your use of that Service.  By using that Service, you agree to the Additional Terms. 3. Acceptable Use of the Site and […]

    July 8, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    Court Records

    Entitlement to court records

    […] get court records from the Richmond court. When I asked to get the records from my case the clerk said that I could not get any records until I put in my appeal. I also tried to put in a written declaration form and was told that it was too late. Can you help me?

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC Suit Against San Diego DA Forces Disclosure of Employee Misconduct Records

    […] important principle under the California Public Records Act — that public agencies must produce actual records in their files. The district attorney insisted that it was sufficient for the agency to release tailored summaries of records, while withholding the records themselves. "From inception, this lawsuit was as much about a legal principle as the […]

    October 21, 2019

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    Blog

    Short Takes: government email, historical police records, fee awards against requesters

    BY PETER SCHEER--Despite the dysfunction in Washington, Congress occasionally surprises with a modest piece of legislation that points the way for California and many other states. So it is with a 2014 Federal Records Act amendment which addresses this question: Suppose a federal employee, using his own personal text or email account, sends a […]

    January 21, 2015