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CPRA

Are government contractors’ 1099’s disclosable?

I am considering a request for the 1099 form issued by a local agency to their general counsel. They are the worst violators of CPRA I have ever experienced. If I do not cite very specific statute and write the request so carefully that virtually all possibilities of misconstruction are eliminated, I will get […]

January 17, 2012
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CPRA

Using Public Records Act to find a school executives’ salaries

[…] the other schools, I cannot obtain hard information. The school administrations simply ignore my emails. I can usually get access to salary schedules, which are a framework for determining compensation, but it's not a hard number,"this person made this much in this year." What's the best way to obtain information on how much a […]

July 19, 2012
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CPRA Police Records

Accessing county’s payments to a doctor now under arrest for molestation

[…] know about whether it was possible to get records of payments made by all County agencies--including the District Attorney’s office--to a child psychiatrist. The psychiatrist was arrested for molesting hundreds of boys and was under contract to the courts for four decades. We have reason to believe the DA’s office hired him as well, […]

November 12, 2011
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CPRA

CPRA request for disclosure of evidence related to School District misconduct case

[…] former public school teacher who was accused of misconduct. I signed a settlement September 2014 in order to resign from the district. Now my case is coming up for review with the CA Commission on Teacher Credentialing. I believe materials provided by the School District have been falsified. I submitted a CPRA request on June 18, […]

December 12, 2015
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CPRA

Can I access data on corporations audited by the state?

[…] 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 and Revenue Code. Please note that as a general matter, the Public Records Act […]

July 15, 2013
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CPRA

Using the CPRA to access list of alcoholic beverage licensees

[…] the license location address, including city and zip code; (4) the business telephone number; and (5) the business email address. The information being sought will not be used for commercial purposes and is being sought to promote a public interest in educating licensees as indicated in this email. If the information requested is available, we would […]

June 13, 2016
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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
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CPRA

Documents once public now denied

[…] information is exempt from disclosure under California Government Code section 6254(g). In addition, California Civil Code section 1798.60 prohibits the release of an individual's name and address for commercial purposes, unless specifically authorized. Although California Civil Code section 1798.61(b) does not specifically prohibit the release a license applicant's name and address, release of applicant […]

January 12, 2011
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CPRA

Does an email search qualify as “data compilation” under CPRA?

The agency’s contention that the data compilation provision allowing fees for these tasks applies to its search for emails is, indeed, novel. Looking at the plain text of Gov't Code § 6253.9(b)(2), it is clear that such fees for the production of records disclosable under the Public Records Act are permitted only in two specific […]

April 25, 2016
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CPRA

Request for councilmembers salaries not granted

I requested the salaries and health benefits of City Council members. It took one month to receive and I didn't get what I'd asked for. I also asked for information regarding the voiding of a parking citation that they would not release.

October 13, 2010