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    Newsgathering School Records

    Can reporters photograph public school students?

    Is it legal for schools to restrict newspaper photographers from shooting students whose parents have filled out forms stating that they are not allowed to be photographed?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Boating Accidents and the CPRA

    […] get copies of the statement tapes. They declined and stated we would have to get a subpoena. This matter is not in suit. I read the statute and am not sure if we have a right to continue to formally move forward with the request for duplicates of the tapes. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment Social Media

    Former Employer Blocked My Twitter Account Stopping Me From Accessing COVID-19 Info

    […] about them. My question: can I file a lawsuit or complaint and possibly receive damages for them violating my First Amendment right of receiving free speech and notices from a government organization, and -- because of the block -- possibly blocking my right as a free American in posting on social media my displeasure […]

    August 7, 2020

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    CPRA

    Public Agency Denied PRA Request Claiming Trade Secret Exemption

    In California, ambulance providers can use a Federal program administer through the DHS (Dept. of Health Care Services) to receive partial reimbursement for Medi-Cal patient ambulance transport. I made a public records request regarding these payments. Today they sent me an email stating they are invoking the right to withhold the financial data related […]

    January 3, 2020

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    CPRA School Records

    School District Stalling Over My Request For Gender Breakdowns On Student Performance

    I made a PRA request to the School District for gender breakdowns on student performance. After nine business days, I receive an email reply from a law firm seeking "clarification" on about fifty percent of the items. The clarifications requested are not necessary; they are stalling. And they do claim to have approximately half […]

    April 21, 2022

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    CPRA

    Police Deny Request for Previously Public Statement Claiming Exemptions

    […] group of black youth at the Target store. After a viral video criticizing the incident was posted and subsequently deleted, the Police released a statement. My request for records from the incident were denied by the police. I would like to challenge their refusal to provide the records claiming an exemption. I believe some […]

    May 15, 2019

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    CPRA

    Trying To Access Autopsy Records Of Mass Shooting Victims

    […] having difficulty obtaining the autopsy records from the reported mass shooting in Thousand Oaks on November 7-8, 2018. My understanding is Autopsy Records are public records in the State of California. How do I force the Medical Examiner's hand? I've been asking about these since November. They don't even cite an exemption from the PRA.

    April 1, 2020

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    CPRA

    How to Request Information Stored in a Database?

    How does the California Public Records Act handle information stored in a database rather than a specific record (e.g. an existing, stand-alone document)? For example, if I'm looking for historical financial information on a public works project at my city, the data might be in a database and would require city staff to run […]

    March 11, 2020

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    CPRA

    How Do I Access Decades-Old 911 Audios?

    […] available. If not, it must cite a particular exemption and explain to you, in writing, how the exemption applies. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). One common exemption cited for 911 calls is known as the "investigatory exemption."See Gov't Code§6254(f). When applicable, this exemption permits police and other agencies to withhold investigatory files from the public, […]

    September 24, 2021