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    CPRA

    Fees assessed for electronic data

    I’m trying to obtain records for the LA United School District’s spending for 2010 in digital format, but the LA USD Office of the General Counsel is asking for 25 cents per page to send the digital information to us. They’ve explained that this is based on the usual fee rate for pages that […]

    January 12, 2012

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    Blog

    Hillary’s email problem: A crucial lesson for government officials everywhere

    BY PETER SCHEER--Across the country literally thousands of state and local political officials, from governors to local school superintendents, use their personal email accounts for sending and receiving messages about government business. Hardly surprising. All public officials support government transparency in the abstract, but when it comes to their own communications, most opt for […]

    March 17, 2015

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    CPRA

    Must I pay for copying in advance?

    I recently received a reply to a public records request. I am concerned by a line in the letter that requires advance payment for copies of public records. This is fully reasonable if the agency tells the requestor the amount owed, and requires payment, before the documents are photocopied. However, I just heard a […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Court Records

    Struggling To Access Court Records in Sacramento Divorce Proceedings

    […] you might be able to find pro bono assistance through one of these legal service programs in Sacramento County:http://www.sacbar.org/pro-bono.html Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues […]

    April 3, 2020

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    2007 FAC Awards: CFAC Names Six Award Winners, One Big Loser

    […] among the recipients of awards given by the California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) at the organization’s Free Speech and Open Government Assembly held at the Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles. The awards are given in recognition of an individual’s or organization’s courage and commitment to First Amendment principles. Chauncey Bailey The 2007 […]

    June 3, 2009

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    Brown Act Newsgathering

    Special Meetings and Media Notice

    […] legislative body and to each local newspaper of general circulation and radio or television station requesting notice in writing."  Govt. Code Section 54956 (emphasis added) (see below for text of entire section).  Accordingly, any local newspaper of general circulation or radio or television station that has requested notice of special meetings in writing must […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Sues Ventura County Sheriff for Violating Public Records Act

    […] the dark about the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, and that needs to change." FAC’s transparency efforts in Ventura County go back to January 2020. FAC requested records for all of 2019, the year California Senate Bill 1421, or the "Right to Know Act," and a companion statute covering audio/visual recordings of critical incidents took […]

    March 30, 2021

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    Court Records

    Disclosure of Traffic Tickets, Personal Information

    […] v. Superior Court, 20 Cal. 4th 1178 (1999); Burkle v. Burkle, 135 Cal. App. 4th 1045 (2006). California Rule of Court 243.1 sets forth the stringent requirements for sealing (ie, denying public access) to court records.  For a document to be sealed, the court must make specific findings on the record, including that there […]

    June 14, 2009