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    Senator Lieberman calls for misguided internet censorship, but the marketplace of ideas demands that free speech flourish.

    […] individual user would be devastating to the internet. Yet the Senator has hinted, and many top technology-policy experts are concerned, that he might attempt to write an exemption to Section 230 that would require censorship in some cases. Does Mr. Liebermann really believe that if YouTube censors them, there won’t be any more Islamic […]

    June 3, 2009

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    CPRA

    Coastal Permit access under PRA

    […] requested records are disclosable within 10 days of your request, and "promptly notify" you, in writing, if it will make the records available, or specifically state the exemption it is claiming and how it applies to the requested records.  Gov't Code § 6253(c).  The agency must also state the estimated date and time when […]

    April 29, 2016

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    CPRA

    Destruction of public records

    The California Public Records Act ("PRA") does not prevent state or local agencies (such as local police departments) from destroying public records.In the context of discussing exemption of particular records, the PRA expressly recognizes that agencies do not retain records indefinitely.See Cal. Gov't Code section 6254(a).Please be aware that California Government Code section 34090 […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog

    Government officials use personal email and texting to avoid public access laws. Why not use technology to enhance accountability instead of to subvert it?

    […] PETER SCHEER---All public officials favor open government in principle. Who would dare say otherwise? In reality, however, they are in a perpetual search, guided by clever lawyers, for new ways to circumvent disclosure requirements--at best, because they view requests for records as a nuisance, and at worst, because they have something to hide (which […]

    August 22, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Is a city’s Building Board of Appeals a standing committee?

    I am trying to determine the requirements for a City Building Board of Appeals. Every city is required to have a Building Board of Appeals (BBA) pursuant to the California Building Code. Members of the BBA are appointed by City Council. The BBA only meets when someone files an appeal of a City-approved demolition […]

    August 14, 2013

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    First Amendment

    In Texas, town hall meeting nixed videotaping

    Is there an equivalent of a Brown Act for Texas? I was at a Congressional town hall meeting, and a member of the Congresswoman's staff told me I was not allowed to video record the meeting. Is that legal?

    August 1, 2011

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    CPRA

    Appeal of Superior Court Denial of Writ of Mandate Under Public Records Act

      I am litigating a public records act petition for writ of mandate in Superior Court. The tentative initially went in my favor, but after oral argument, the court reversed its position and denied my petition outright. I am considering an appeal. Are appeals of petitions for writ of mandate under the PRA discretionary, […]

    April 10, 2018

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    CPRA

    Charging for research and the CPRA

    I submitted a Public Records Act Request with the air district, asking for copies of different kinds of permit applications. They came back to us stating that they copied about 50 pages and cost would be $435. Most of this cost was because of the five hours staff spent searching for the materials. I […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can I access data on corporations audited by the state?

    As far as I am aware, there is no exemption to the Public Records Act that specifically addresses the disclosability of records that reveal the identity of corporations that have been audited and the time period covered by the audit. However, for a definitive opinion that would consider all aspects of the state Taxation […]

    July 15, 2013