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    CPRA

    Requesting surveillance tapes

    […] but unfortunately they have given me the runaround.  I was hoping your agency could assist me with my inquiries. How do I request surveillance tape that was shot in the booking cell of the West Hollywood Sheriff Station? How long do the surveillance tapes for a booking cell stay on file before they are deleted?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Are police dashboard-cam videos exempt from the CPRA?

    […] the case of a police officer accused of committing assault on a juvenile under the color of authority . The officer's defense was that he was singled out for arrest and prosecution because he was unpopular in a dysfunctional police department and that his fellow officers willfully withheld exculpatory evidence from prosecutors. The charges were […]

    March 18, 2015

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    First Amendment

    Reporter seeks access to court proceedings involving police personnel records

    […] issue with a law enforcement officer whose cases are being hit with multiple Pitchess and Brady motions due to reported manufacturing of evidence on search warrants ( for one). It looks like the judges will be moving any live testimony into chambers and I am looking for a way to legally challenge in camera […]

    August 31, 2016

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    CPRA

    Private institutions, public funds and the CPRA

    If a private institution such as university or college receives public and private funding for research, can a member of the public get access to records that pertain only to publicly funded research?

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    What penalties have local governments faced for violating the CPRA?

    I'm developing program to teach our office staff how to handle PRAs, and am looking for some examples of local governments, preferably in California, that have been penalized for not abiding by the terms of the law.  Is a lawsuit the only way to remedy it?  Can you share any examples?

    September 16, 2015

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    CPRA

    Can I access documents from State License Board investigation?

    […] "do not have the evidence necessary to proceed with an investigation." The entire process was odd and shrouded in secrecy, and I am confident I was asked for a bribe. I don't say this lightly – I have worked in San Francisco for over 15 years and have experienced first hand the notorious corruption […]

    February 23, 2015

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    First Amendment

    City Denies Critics Access To Information?

    […] public employees in their workplace. Id. at *6-7.It is not clear, however, that prohibiting an individual from any contact with the entire local government would satisfy constitutional requirements.Or to put it in the language of the Chase decision, such a broad restraining order might be said to burden more speech than is necessary to […]

    May 29, 2010

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    CPRA

    Public Agency claims investigation files are exempt PRA

    […] by a large California Corporation. The complaint was filed with the Medical Board of California. After many months I was informed the case was closed. I asked for access to their files of the investigation and was informed that it was exempt from disclosure California Government Code § 6254 (f). My interpretation of the […]

    December 13, 2014