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    CPRA

    CPRA fees and information in electronic form

    Responding to a request for copies of all messages, emails from council members laptops to each other, especially during the periods of council meetings for the last two months, the city has responded thusly:Pursuant to the California Public Records Act Government Code 6253.9 b. 2 the following fees are associated with fulfilling your request: […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Bagley-Keene Act CPRA

    The California Bar and CPRA

    […] California Supreme Court has stated as follows:  "[Government Code] Section 6001 . . . provides: 'No law of this State restricting, or prescribing a mode of procedure for the exercise of powers of state public bodies or state agencies . . . shall be applicable to the State Bar, unless the Legislature expressly so […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    School documents and lost records

    Generally, are there any school district budget documents, reports, salary compensation information, etc. that are not accessible to the public? I put in a Request for Public Records to view a permit plan and Building & Safety lost the plans within one week of receiving them. What recourse do I have?

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Regional Centers and the CPRA

    The mere fact that a nonprofit is created by state action or contracts with a state agency would not subject it to the requirements of the CPRA.  As you suggest in your inquiry, the CPRA applies to some nonprofit corporations if the governing body of the nonprofit corporation is subject to the Brown Act.  […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    CPRA Exemptions for Drafts

    […] it would not be provided until it is completed. In actuality, this is supposedly ready to go to the Planning Commission in two weeks. This all seems like a delay tactic. Have read your answers about reports in draft form. This response does not seem to meet the exemption requirements. Thank you for any clarification.

    April 2, 2018

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    Brown Act CPRA Newsgathering

    Police dispatch calls

    It wouldn't appear that you have any basis for challenging this under California law. The public records act only covers writings, not oral communications. Government Code section 6252(d). And such police communications would not constitute meetings that are a required to be open to the public under the Brown Act. I'm not currently aware […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Tax collector withholding documents

    My request to the CountyTax Collectors' office for "any handbook, manual or instructions that delineate the process in which your office processes claims for excess proceeds" is almost one month past the day they received the request and have refused to respond. What should I do?

    July 16, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Free speech “cornered” in downtown park

    […] places/ways to express yourself. Although it is not clear that requiring you to speak only in a designated area of the park would satisfy the First Amendment requirements for a publicforum, the application of the test would be highly fact-specific, and itis not possible to tell you how a court would ultimately decide thisissue […]

    April 27, 2010

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Redevelopment Agency becomes “private corporation” not covered by Brown Act?

    […] the Board of Directors are comprised of former city council members and other on various city commissions, etc. Plus, the RCDC uses city planning and other staff for its meetings,etc. Citizens have repeatedly asked for information pertaining to the business they are conducting, but have been refused access to that information, being told that […]

    May 2, 2013

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    CPRA Police Records

    Denied records of homicide investigation

    […] ultimately got to a Sergeant. He said it was largely a factor of time to redact any personal information of witnesses, etc. He would "try" to arrange for me to come in so he could verbally reveal information as he saw fit and that would not take up too much of his time. This […]

    December 23, 2011