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Air Quality District Records

[…] Control Measure) which is currently not being utilized. The inspector called back and left a message on my answering machine saying testing was done which was negative for asbestos. However, when I subsequently submitted an information request to the air district, they replied that they had no such records. I later spoke with the […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Administrative hearing transcripts

I attended a hearing in my city regarding a canine noise level complaint. The hearing officer/judge found for the plaintiffs. Because of various oddities related to the hearing and the ruling, I determined that I needed to file an appeal. The administrative hearing is not appeal-able so that means I need to file a […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Accessing Termination of Employment Records

1) My former employer violated my privacy by releasing reasons why I was terminated to the public which was different from the reason that he has given me in writing. 2) I recently asked for copies of my emails pursuant to public records act and the City denied me them. .

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Accessing Police Reports on Investigations

[…] including any outstanding warrants from other jurisdictions and parole or probation holds. (2) [Subject to certain restrictions], the time, substance, and location of all complaints or requests for assistance received by the agency and the time and nature of the response thereto, including, to the extent the information regarding crimes alleged or committed or […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Accessing consumer complaint records

[…] request on the ground that consumer complaints and confidential law enforcement records of the AG are exempt from disclosure to the public pursuant to Cal Govt. Code Section 6254(f), citing Dick Williams v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal. 4th 337 (which held that investigative records in the possession of law enforcement are exempt form disclosure).

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Accessing complaints to public agencies

[…] who made airport noise complaints to the city. It does not follow, however, that all records related to complaints are exempt from disclosure under the PRA. If, for example, the agencies claimed that they are entitled to withhold complaint-related records because they contain the names of complainants, the proper solution would be for the […]

June 14, 2009
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Court Records

Accessing adoption records

[…] report to the court from any investigating agency, or power of attorney or deposition or any portion of any of these documents, except in exceptional circumstances and for good cause approaching the necessitous. The petitioner may be required to pay the expenses for preparing the copies of the documents to be inspected. (b) Upon […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA School Records

Accessing a public employee’s resume

[…] in the university taking some disciplinary action against the employee. As I mentioned, I suggest that you submit a request under the California Public Records Act (PRA) for the records you seek. Under the PRA, the public has a right to inspect and obtain copies of documents collected or maintained by state or local […]

June 14, 2009
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Written correspondence to and from officials as public record

[…] policy requiring council members to make public all written correspondence including email rec'd from private citizens regardless of its content, citing the Brown Act and the desire for a more "transparent" city gov't. A number of citizens believe that this is a violation of their 1st Amend & privacy rights and is just an […]

June 14, 2009
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Private attorney costs to public agencies and attorney-client privilege

[…] not disclose the amount of the retainer agreement. See Cal. Government Code section 54957.5(a) (records provided to a Board of Supervisors or other legislative body in preparation for a public meeting are public records that must be available to the public under the California Public Records Act); Cal. Government Code section 6253(a) (if an […]

June 14, 2009