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    CPRA

    Can I access a deceased relative’s employment records?

    I have read your FAQ section, but still cannot find an answer for my specific question, which is "Why can't I have access to my deceased grandfather's application data/birth information?" He is dead. Who is the information going to hurt? It is very frustrating trying to research historical genealogy information to pursue my roots […]

    September 12, 2014

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    First Amendment Police Records

    What is legality of reporting on contents of leaked documents?

    […] such documents would prefer that the news media not report on them after they are leaked, and in some instances, will actively attempt to prevent such reporting. For example, in connection with the Sony hacks, Sony’s attorney sent a letter to various news entities warning them not to report on the leaked documents. However, […]

    November 8, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Councilman asks intern on date via city issued cell

    I have learned that a city councilman was sending text messages to a city intern, asking her for a date. I would like to file a CPR request for the text messages sent from his city issued Blackberry. I'm sure they (the councilman and the city attorney) would try to argue that such a […]

    November 21, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Denied access to county’s seismic studies

    […] the PRA. Gov't Code § 6252(a). See, e.g., L.A. Times v. Alameda Corridor Transp. Auth., 88 Cal. App. 4th 1381, 1386 (2001) (newspaper successfully sued transportation agency for disclosure of public records). In order to justify withholding the documents you request, the agency must cite a specific exemption, and explain why it applies to […]

    September 29, 2011

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    Brown Act CPRA

    CPRA request was denied for document discussed in open session

    […] victim of alleged sexual molestation by a county physician, the supervisors discussed corrective action the county would take in response to the lawsuit. However when I asked for a copy of the Corrective Action Plan document, which is sometime posted with the settlement information, I was told the document was "confidential." I immediately filed […]

    January 14, 2016

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    CPRA Newsgathering School Records

    School denies access to all info about coach fired amid rumors players’ were abused.

    I cover school sports for the local newspaper and recently a coach was fired amid rumors that he/she was abusive toward players. Apparently the schools  feel no obligation to answer questions on the troubling situation. When asked, they invoke the phrase "personnel matter" like a talisman, and won't say anything beyond either "the coach […]

    March 9, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Accessing public employee timesheets

    […] and must be disclosed to the public upon request unless a provision of the PRA exempts it from disclosure. Gov't Code Section 6252-6253. There is an exemption for "personnel" records that public agencies routinely invoke when they believe a request seeks information pertaining to identifiable public officials or employees that is private or controversial.Gov't […]

    August 4, 2011

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    CPRA

    CPRA request on pension investments was denied for the “public good”

    […] vehicles. (3) Meeting materials of alternative investment vehicles. (4) Records containing information regarding the portfolio positions in which alternative investment funds invest. (5) Capital call and distribution notices. (6) Alternative investment agreements and all related documents. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the following information contained in records described in subdivision (a) regarding alternative investments in […]

    May 16, 2012

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    CPRA

    Agency Claims 90-Day Records Request Response Time

    […] agencies. and meeting with resistance and run around.  In one case, my request passed through three agencies until I was finally told that a response would be forthcoming in 90 days.  I questioned the 90 days and below was a response from there legal dept. "Government Code 6253(c) also states that when a state […]

    February 14, 2018