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    CPRA School Records

    Accessing university’s decision making on promotions and tenure

    I'm working on a book on the discovery of AIDS. The discoverer was denied support for his promotion and tenure by his department's promotion and tenure committee. I wish to obtain all documents related to this decision. Two questions: 1. Can I obtain them using FOIA? 2. Do I address the FOIA to the […]

    June 9, 2015

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    First Amendment

    What Are the First Amendment Rights of Elected Officials to Publicly Voice Opinion ?

    […] elected official in the town where I reside. Recently, at the beginning of a Council meeting, after the meeting had been called to order but before any agenda item was undertaken, I made a statement about gun violence and my belief that stricter gun laws are in order. I made clear that the views […]

    November 26, 2018

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    Celebrate Sunshine Week 2026

    FAC celebrated Sunshine Week and its lead-up with events in the community and classrooms. 

    March 18, 2026

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    Public Meetings

    FAC Requests Veto of SB 470, a Bagley-Keene Act Bill

    […] organizations requested a veto of SB 470, a bill that weakens the Bagley-Keene Act's public meetings protections. It extends provisions that allow officials who serve on state bodies and boards to participate in public meetings from undisclosed, remote locations, without a specific need or justification, despite existing teleconferencing flexibility that provide guardrails for the public.

    October 2, 2025

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    Government Transparency and Accountability

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    […] App. 4th 209, 227 (2015); Regents of University of California v. Superior Court, 222 Cal. App. 4th 383, 400 (2013). Laws outside the CPRA may impose certain requirements to create or retain records. The CPRA is modeled on the federal Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). See Los Angeles County Bd. of Supervisors v. Superior […]

    September 5, 2025

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    Explainer

    […] request unless they are covered by a specific exemption from disclosure. Govt. Code §§ 7922.525, 7922.530. Among other provisions, the CPRA contains an exemption, in relevant part, for "[r]ecords of complaints to, or investigations conducted by … any state or local police agency … or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other […]

    September 5, 2025

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    Is it normal to receive multiple CPRA extensions for months?

    I submitted a PRA Request almost a year ago. For months, I received semi-monthly updates that the agency needed to get the files from state archives. The most recent letter states that the agency is still reviewing my request for "confidential, privileged, or otherwise exempt" information under the CPRA. The letter provided a future […]

    April 24, 2025