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CPRA

911 transcripts

As a general rule, any paper and electronic documents collected, owned, or maintained by a state or local agency is a public record for the purposes of the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq., and is available for public inspection and copying unless one of the Act's exemptions applies. If […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

Can I access driver ID’s from traffic-stop police reports?

I am working on a story about traffic stops and would like to request the city's police department for records related to about 10 incidents involving drivers with suspended licenses (I have the incident numbers). But before I make my request: Can the police department deny me accessing the name, address or other fields […]

April 16, 2015
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CPRA Police Records

How can I gain access to my UC police records?

I am seeking to obtain my records from the University of CA. (1) I received the following response to my request for supplemental records to two police reports. An attorney who specializes in FOIA requests advised that the following language may not constitute a legitimate denial to my records requests. He advised me to […]

September 19, 2013
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First Amendment Protest Rights

Each year police place greater limitations on my annual protest

In October of 2012 I conducted a month long protest at the Capitol in Sacramento. I was arrested immediately because I did not have a permit, held for five hours and then never charged. They gave me a permit when I got out of jail and, though I had to follow several special conditions, […]

October 18, 2013
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CPRA

Are blueprints of public buildings public under the CPRA?

[…] I must have a letter from the entity that drew the plans and the owner of the building in order to do anything other than view them live. According to everything I have read, I have the right to take pictures or request copies ( for a fee, of course) without that letter. Can you help?

May 20, 2015
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CPRA

Does the CPRA cover CA Energy Commission applicants?

Tricky CPRA question regarding photos taken during a study undertaken by an an applicant for a California Energy Commission license. The company submitted a report, but CEC staff had many questions, and wanted photos, notes, data from the study, and to speak with the biologist who conducted it; staff requested a subpoena for the […]

May 4, 2013
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CPRA

University fails to make good faith effort to respond to records request

I was laid off by the University of California this fall. I subsequently submitted two CPRA requests regarding funding sources for my position. I requested that I be told if this information was to be withheld, but I was told that I had a right to this information. However, it has been three to […]

February 3, 2011
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CPRA

Withholding “Requests for Proposals” from the public

A law enforcement commission released an RFP (Request for Proposals) some months ago. Two vendors responded but omitted required DVBE (Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation so their proposals were not reviewed. The commission canceled the solicitation and has now put up a new one. Their response as to why they cannot show the old […]

June 5, 2010
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CPRA

Is the list of employees taking voluntary buyouts a public document?

[…] she said she would provide it only on condition that I promise not to publish the names. I probably won't use more than a few names ( for people I might quote), but if the document is public, I shouldn’t have to make such a promise. The hospital is owned by district residents who […]

August 27, 2010
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CPRA

Are jail visitor sign-in logs public documents?

[…] the PRA applies. If the "no" you refer to was in response to your request under the PRA, then the agency should have given you the basis for the denial, which would be a good place to start in evaluating the denial. Possibly a jail would claim that disclosing records showing who has visited […]

November 17, 2009