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How to requests public documents from San Francisco Airport

[…] having a really hard time understanding how to send a freedom of information act requests to the San Francisco Airport. A web search gave me nothing, except for something about a "Sunshine Ordinance" though I can see that California has a Freedom of Information law in place. Can you help me understand how freedom […]

May 11, 2018
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CPRA

What does the CPRA say about an agency charging a $48 “clerical fee”?

[…] at filing public records act requests. I'm a little suspicious of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing charging a $48 "clerical fee"although their invoice does not list the amount of pages or mailing fee, implying the search has not yet been done. The request I made was for copies of complaints made against several businesses. Your thoughts?

September 15, 2015
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CPRA

County said no matches for my CPRA request, but I know docs exist. What now?

[…] keywords and a date range. The response said that no records existed, except I had a message sent to me that fell under the criteria. So I forwarded them a copy of the email message, and asked them to explain how they did the search. I haven't heard back, and they aren't returning calls. What […]

November 14, 2015
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CPRA

How do I challenge the results of a public records act request?

I am working with a community organization that has filed public records requests with the School District asking for certain data pertaining to enrollment statistics for a subset of their total population. We have reason so believe that the information they have provided is inaccurate. One indicator, for example, is that they have provided […]

February 10, 2017
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CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

Requests for crime reports denied by police department

[…] told that they are being withheld because of Government Code section 6254(f). To be clear, one time I requested all crime reports that had been filed over a month period. The second time, I requested the reports for three specific crimes. Both times, the office cited section 6254(f). Is there any guidance you can offer?

July 10, 2017
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CPRA

Are cast ballots public records?

[…] in favor of disclosure, so unless there’s a specific exemption that applies to these types of records, any other claimed exemption that is more general in nature ( for example, the so-called "catch-all" exemption, which agencies sometimes invoke when no other exemption applies) could be suspect and should be carefully scrutinized. You can find more […]

September 3, 2016
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CPRA

Tax Document Exemptions from Public Records Requests

[…] contracts from the county office of education, but the information we received was incomplete. We've thought of requesting the list of consultants who received an IRS 1099 form, but we're concerned that we would be denied the information on the grounds that it falls under the "tax" exclusion section of the PRA. Is there […]

June 24, 2010
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First Amendment Newsgathering

Journalist Access to Tenants, Private Communities

[…] come on the property. Thus in Dwyer v. Carroll, 84 Cal. 298 (1890), the California Supreme Court upheld the right of a tenant to sue the landlord for entering the tenant's apartment without permission. A corollary to this rule is that "the landlord has no cause of action to prevent a trespass because, under […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

How can I get the police dept. to release a shooting report?

The local police department is refusing to release a report on a shooting. Many months have passed since the incident. They give no explanation for their actions. What would be the best way to proceed to get them to release the report?

September 30, 2011
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CPRA

Can an agency’s CPRA defense go beyond the exemptions in the initial denial?

[…] that decision based on the exemption(s) claimed in the determination letter? Are public agencies allowed to raise additional exemptions to defend a subsequent lawsuit? Thank you very much for reading this question and for any help you may provide. Without the great wisdom of this hotline many people would refrain from keeping the government accountable.

September 16, 2010