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CPRA Police Records

Police Reports

Using information provided at a journalism conference by a CFAC attorney, I asked a local police agency for a basic incident report on a fatal hazing incident, citing 6254F, F1 and F2. The officer said he was not required to give the report, citing (of all things) 6254 F. I asked if he could […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Obtaining Procedures Manual

[…] obtain a copy and was told that this manual is not available to the public as it covers police procedures. I told them what I wanted it for and said that they could redact the sections of concern. They still will not allow me to access the information I need. How do I get […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Information on Running for City Clerk

My wife and I are trying to gather information on running for City Clerk in our town. She did a Public Records Request and wrote: "I would like to request when term is up for City Clerk elected position and all city laws that apply to run for City Clerk elected position." The city […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

DA Office Complaint Records

[…] Williams v. Superior Court, 5 Cal. 4th 337 (1993), the California Supreme Court said that, in enacting the CPRA, "the state Legislature ... limited the CPRA's exemption for law enforcement investigatory files . . . by requiring agencies to disclose specific information derived from the materials in investigatory files rather than the materials, themselves." […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Is There A ‘Duty of Good Faith’ For Agencies Timely Response to CPRA Requests?

[…] or information in regards to a Duty of Good Faith in a public agency responding to a CPRA. Particularly in the context of a genuine public need for the information, such as for an upcoming election. Also, is there any case law regarding the agency saying they need more time, such as delaying to […]

December 5, 2018
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Brown Act

Must An Agency Provide Translation Services for Board Members Who Need Them?

[…] Districts. which are required to comply with the Brown Act. The boards we work with are typically in disadvantaged communities, where Spanish is the language of a large number of residents (if not the majority). I have been trying to find some law on what translation services are required for board members who are monolingual.

December 14, 2020
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CPRA

Accessing Aggregated Medical Information for COVID-19 Deceased

I was told by our county authorities that the county cannot release specific ages, gender, co-morbidities or housing situation (group homes vs. apartments vs. single-family homes) for those individuals whose cause of death was attributed to COVID-19 on the grounds that releasing that data would violate health information privacy rules under HIPPA (Health Insurance […]

October 30, 2020
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First Amendment Social Media

My Councilmember Has Blocked Me from Posting on Her Official Page

My local council member was involved in a recall against her for beating up her lover and campaign manager, both married, while intoxicated on the side of the highway. I was very active in the recall of this women and she recently started censoring her critics on social media, she actually has me blocked […]

April 13, 2019
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CPRA

City Stonewalls CPRA Request for Sexual Harassment Complaints Against Council Member

I recently submitted a public records act request asking for all complaints filed by city employees against sitting council members. As a local journalist, I got a tip that a council member may have had a number of sexual harassment complaints filed against him. After asking for several extensions, the city responded today. They […]

November 8, 2018
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CPRA

County Ignores My Requests For Public Records

[…] have submitted requests to the County Administrator and Board of Supervisors. The county legal office states they never received the request. It was submitted in March. Counsel for the county advised I should resend it to him. I had attempted to deliver a copy of the CPRA request on in March, but it was […]

August 7, 2020