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    Brown Act

    Doesn’t the Brown Act require regularly scheduled meetings?

    The Board of Directors are constantly postponing regular meetings to accommodate a board member's busy schedule. They have not set up a calendar for the year with a consistent time or day of week, for example, every second Thursday at 4:00 pm. This month, they have not scheduled a regular meeting due to waiting […]

    October 19, 2015

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    CPRA

    The California Department of Health Services, Ongoing Investigations, and Public Records

    […] back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or other state or federal law allowing it to withhold the records you seek.  Gov't code § 6255.  This might allow you to better determine whether the agency can properly assert exemptions to withhold the records you seek. A sample PRA request is available […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Public Comment on Public Contracts

    […] 1065 (Cal. 2006), does not give guidance on this issue.  That case stands for the proposition that bids for public contracts are exempt from disclosure under § 6255 of the Public Records Act during the negotiation process.  While the court also stated that the agency must allow a reasonable time period between disclosure of […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Accessing DMV Files

    […] back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or other state or federal law allowing it to withhold the records you seek.  (Gov't code § 6255).  It is not clear whether the DMV has cited any applicable PRA exemption or other authority to justify the denial of your own driving record.  You […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Access to sheriff’s e-mail and phone records

    […] which may allow nondisclosure of records relating to the deliberations of agency officials. This particular privilege is found in the Act's "catch all" exemption, Gov't Code § 6255. In coming to this conclusion, the court in Rogers stated: "Disclosing the telephone numbers of persons with whom a city council member has spoken discloses the […]

    March 22, 2012

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    CPRA

    Former State Employees and the CPRA

    […] record must include specific statutory authority for the denial, as well as the names and titles of the individuals responsible for the denial.  Govt Code Section 6253(c); 6255. Under the Public Records Act, if an agency continues to refuse access to public records, a civil lawsuit is an available remedy.  Govt Code Section 6258 […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can I access a deceased relative’s employment records?

    […] state and federal law. Finally, there is a "catch-all" exemption that the government will sometimes invoke if a more specific exemption doesn’t apply. See Gov’t Code § 6255(a). This catch-all focuses on whether the public interest would be best served by disclosing or withholding the records. Id. If you’ve made a formal written request […]

    September 12, 2014

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    CPRA

    Accessing complaints to public agencies

    […] back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or other state or federal law allowing it to withhold the records you seek.  Gov't code § 6255. It might be useful to ask the agencies you reference below to identify the authority that allows them to withhold records related to the complaints.  To […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Enforcement of the CPRA

    […] back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or other state or federal law allowing it to withhold the records you seek.  Gov't code § 6255.  You might want to remind the agency of this obligation in a follow-up request, since to this point it sounds as though your request has been […]

    June 14, 2009