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CPRA

Are school district’s attorney fees public records?

[…] the Public Records Act, the agency must respond within 10 days of the request, stating whether disclosable records exist that match the request and provide an estimated deadline for producing them. Govt. Code 6253(c). Additionally, the agency receiving the request must help "the member of the public make a focused and effective request that reasonably […]

April 15, 2015
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CPRA

Personal privacy exemption for public college dean

[…] the kennel where she boards her dog from international locales from that phone. I got the phone bills but all the phone numbers were redacted citing California Government Code §6254(c); Cal. Civil Code §1798.42. I am looking for some guidance as to how to draft a response arguing that these phone numbers should be public.

October 17, 2013
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CPRA

CPRA request filled, but witnesses names were redacted

[…] my laptop as such they either became witnesses by providing information or suspects by not). I went through the Records Supervisor, and I also contacted the City Attorney for a meeting but was denied. The conclusion was a letter from the City Attorney advising me that all the necessary information/reasons was relayed to me four […]

March 31, 2015
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CPRA

Animal shelters deny CPRA request for names of rescue orgs we want to support

[…] been told that the shelter(s) will not release the name of the rescue organization(s). There was no statute or other law identified to serve as the basis for denying the request for the rescue information. My question: is the name of a rescue organization that "pulls" an impounded animal from a city/county CA shelter […]

October 16, 2015
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First Amendment

Can teacher lose job if student-survey questions school board policy?

[…] and analysis, what free-speech guidelines should the students follow? What free speech guidelines should the teacher follow since the students are conducting the survey as an assignment for their class? I ask you this question because last year’s A.P. Statistics students created and distributed to students in other classes a survey asking whether students […]

June 5, 2010
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CPRA

SF Unified School District Records

Can you please direct me to the correct California Public Records Act form I need to use to obtain records from the San Francisco Unified School District? Do I also need to submit a US FOIA request as well or is a CPRA request sufficient? Are there applicable administrative remedies that need to be […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Public records request run around from housing authority

We requested a copy of a payment performance bond from the city's Housing Authority for a general contractor that we did work for as a sub. We also requested a copy of the contract and were told we would have to pay for it and it could take 2-3 weeks. We are trying to […]

May 24, 2013
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CPRA

Strategic question regarding a large PRA request

My non-profit organization intends to request a large number of public records from the California Department of Health Care Services. At this point, our questions are strategic. For example: are we likely to make more progress with a reluctant government agency by a series of requests, none of which is, in itself, unduly burdensome? Or are […]

September 6, 2016
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CPRA

CPRA not denied, but never produced by agency

I have been waiting for a PRA request from the Dept. of Boating and Waterways since November 4, 2010. I made an additional request on December 2nd for one piece of paper that was referred to during the last commission meeting by the lead analyst. At this time I said I would drop all […]

February 2, 2011
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CPRA

Local School District Records

Can you please direct me to the correct California Public Records Act form I need to use to obtain records from a School District? Do I also need to submit a US FOIA request as well or is a CPRA request sufficient? Are there applicable administrative remedies that need to be exhausted, ie, the […]

June 14, 2009