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    CPRA

    My Request for City Contract with Towing Company Was Never Answered

    […] – and must be disclosed upon request unless a specific provision of the Act or other law exempts them from disclosure. Once an agency receives a request for records, the agency has 10 days to respond to the request, though it may claim an additional 14 days under certain circumstances (but they’ll need to […]

    May 16, 2019

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    CPRA School Records

    PRA Response Says Records Were Not Found, But I Know They Exist. How to respond?

    I recently made a PRA for letters and documents between a university and a staff member. I know the documents likely exist because they are referenced in a published news story by the campus paper that the university has not refuted. Despite this, I received a response letter stating that after a search, no […]

    May 6, 2019

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    CPRA

    Records Request Response Included No Responsive Records

    […] responsive to the request or to the purpose of the request, if stated; (2)Describe the information technology and physical location in which the records exist; (3)Provide suggestions for overcoming any practical basis for denying access to the records or information sought." Gov’t Code § 6253.1(a). I recommend contacting the District and reminding it of […]

    November 2, 2018

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    FOIA

    Need Assistance Using FOIA To Request My FISA File

    Do you offer services for FOIA requests specifically at the FISA Court? This would be for my personal file. If not, can you perhaps recommend an attorney or organization who is willing to help?

    April 6, 2020

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    CPRA

    Help Needed In Requesting Documents from California Coastal Commission

    […] documents not normally kept on file; and (3) it only applies if the public interest in withholding the records clearly outweigh the public interest in disclosure. Citizens for A Better Env't v. Dep't of Food & Agric., 171 Cal. App. 3d 704, 714 (1985). "If the records sought pertain to the conduct of the […]

    March 16, 2020

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    May 30, 2024

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    Cal Poly Student Journalist, FAC Sue University for Withholding Public Records

    Award-Winning Student Journalist’s Public Records Requests Remain Unfulfilled for More Than 18 Months SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Elizabeth Wilson, a student journalist at Mustang News, the student paper at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), today sued the school for violating the California Public Records Act by refusing to disclose public […]

    April 23, 2024

  • Posts

    FAC Urges High School to Reinstate High School Yearbook Senior Quotes

    UPDATE (3/3/2026): In early March, the principal informed students that yearbook quotes will be allowed, but with a more "rigorous review process" that gives students the opportunity to revise their quotes if the initial quote does not meet the new guidelines. With Student Law Press Center (SPLC), FAC sent this letter to the principal of […]

    February 18, 2026