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    CPRA

    Emails as public records

    […] recognized that this "deliberative process privilege" may justify non-disclosure in some circumstances, for instance in response to a request for all calendars of the Governor of California.(See Times Mirror v. Superior Court, 53 Cal. App. 3d 1535 (1991). However, they have also recognized that a narrower, more specific request might justify disclosure of such […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    The CPRA and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance

    […] reports - detailed billing of land, cell and fax phone numbers public records under CPRA and San Francisco enhanced Sunshine Ordinance? I know home phone numbers at times may be redacted but what about a person's cell phone number? How would an agency know from a listing what are home, cell or office numbers? […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act Requirements and Prohibitions in Relation to Community College Governments

    […] the Brown Act, after which time no relief is available.  Finally, actions taken in violation of the Brown Act may be immune from nullification, when, among other times, "[t]he action taken was in substantial compliance" with the Brown Act.  Gov't Code § 54960.1(d)(1).  It's hard to say whether your efforts to make up for […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    What rules apply to searching DMV database?

    […] seem to violate not only the spirit but also possibly the clear language of the PRA, which provides that "[p]ublic records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of the state or local agency and every person has a right to inspect any public record, except as hereafter provided. Any […]

    December 7, 2010

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    CPRA

    Was My Public Records Request Denial As “Unduly Burdensome” Justified?

    […] objects that your request is unduly burdensome. Responsive documents will likely include records that are exempt from disclosure, such as records that reveal the privileged and confidential deliberative process and attorney-client privileged communications, as well as other confidential communications. It would be necessary to review each and every document to determine whether disclosure is […]

    February 15, 2018

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    CPRA

    Accessing Records of Parolees’ Addresses

    […] the PRA in accordance with sections 6254(c) and 6255.  However, the courts have considered privacy in connection with personal address information in other contexts. In New York Times v. Superior Court of Santa Barbara, 218 Cal. App. 3d 1579 (1990), a newspaper sought the names and addresses of a water district's customers who had […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Does “Deliberative Process Privilege” Allow California governor to Withhold Communications Relating to Voter-Mandated Study?

    […] months later and I have not yet received these records. Gov. Newsom's legal team has claimed that the Governor's communications are exempt because it would "reveal the deliberative process of the Governor and his administration." Despite the requested communications only pertain to the mandated nonprofit feasibility study. The Governor's legal team has not responded […]

    March 13, 2020