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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

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Can a city council member control clapping during a meeting?

    […] issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials." New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 270 (1964). "Criticism of government is at the very center of the constitutionally protected area of free discussion. Criticism of […]

    April 24, 2025

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    FAC News

    We’re Hiring: Press Education Manager

    […] want to work from the San Francisco Bay Area will have access to a FAC office in San Rafael (Marin County). Our fully remote team meets multiple times a year, and all employees are expected to attend those gatherings, with costs covered by FAC. Application deadline Applications will be accepted through April 4, but […]

    January 22, 2025