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    Brown Act

    Homeowner’s Association, the Brown Act, and tape recording

    […] police. I stated "I will exercise my right under California law to record meeting". Police would not take any action in civil matter.  The board adjourned meeting for two weeks. The board says they are not subject to the Brown Act.  An Oct. 2 LA Times article says recent decisions declare members have right […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Do Public Comments Have to be Taken into Consideration

    […] presented by the public, during an open hearing not officially called a "public hearing", prior to making a judgment?  A county agency heard public comments on an agenda item, was presented with a petition from 29 neighbors requesting a public hearing, didn't read the petition or supporting documentation, and scheduled a review for 7 […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    CPRA request response time

    I recently submitted a request for records under the California Public Records Act to a State University. I issued the request in hard format to the University and had the secretary date, stamp it and make a copy for me. I have not heard back from the University. According to the law they are […]

    June 14, 2009

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    July 3, 2024

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    Court Records

    Accessing criminal court records

    A California court record that has been sealed may only be unsealed by order of the court.  Cal. R. Ct. 2.551(h)(1). (Text of entire Rule 2.551: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/rules/index.cfm?title=two &linkid=rule2_551.)  "A party or member of the public may move, apply, or petition, or the court on its own motion may move, to unseal a record."  Rule […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Minutes deadline

    […] to inspect any public record," except as provided elsewhere in the PRA.  Cal. Govt. Code Section 6253(a).  Under the PRA, an agency must determine whether a request for public records seeks copies of disclosable public records and must notify the requester of its determination within 10 days.  Cal. Govt. Code Section 6253(c).It is not […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Court Records CPRA Police Records

    Can I be denied access to files on decades-old, closed murder case?

    […] possibly the state Attorney General’s office (if it was involved in the investigation). My recommendation would be to send a straightforward request to each police agency asking for any records related to the murder (and giving specifics on the year, etc.).  The agencies may balk at your request, and cite the same investigatory records […]

    April 10, 2015

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    CPRA First Amendment Police Records

    CPRA has time limits on public document’s is availability?

    […] to disclosure. To support this denial, they cited the case of County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Kusar), 1993, 18 Cal App. 4th, 588. Please let me know if the police department's rationale for denying my request is legitimate. It's my understanding that public-information requests are not time sensitive, but perhaps there's something I don't know.

    March 30, 2015

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    CPRA

    How can I find out if a non-profit is cooking the books?

    I'm pretty sure a 501(c) 3 in San Francisco is cooking its books. For example, claiming on their 990 that a certain program cost $50,000 when I think it's more like $500. Can I demand their receipts under a FOIA request? Is there a reward for discovering and proving such scammers?

    May 21, 2015

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    CPRA

    Does the CPRA cover private entities that do work for government?

    […] the dog was tasered and shot by the officer.  I understand one of the reports clearly calls into question the necessity of the shooting, but my request for the documents was denied by the Humane Society on the grounds that they are a private entity. However, their website describes some parts are private  non-profit […]

    March 6, 2014