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CPRA

Accessing public employee timesheets

[…] of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record." Gov't Code § 6255(a). This exemption is broad and undefined, and is routinely invoked by public agencies in denying access to public records, but it often does not justify non-disclosure. […]

August 4, 2011
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CPRA

State college employees using work email for political campaigning

[…] of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record." Gov't Code § 6255(a). This exemption is broad and undefined, and is routinely invoked by public agencies in denying access to public records, but it often does not justify non-disclosure. […]

August 12, 2011
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CPRA Police Records

Records of Traffic Citations

[…] 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 immediately apparent whether any exemption would apply here. Government Code section 6254(f) sets forth the so-called "law enforcement" exemption, which allows police agencies […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Labor Commission Records

[…] the PRA (such as the law enforcement exemption discussed above) or other state or federal law allowing it to withhold the records you seek. (Gov't code § 6255). It sounds like the Labor Commission is simply ignoring each of your requests. It might be useful to contact the Commission again, and submit another request […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Enforcement of the Public Records Act

[…] 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
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CPRA

Air Quality District 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). It sounds like the agency is stating that the records are nonpublic without providing you with a basis for their denial. You might remind them in […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Recording public’s comments in board minutes

[…] legislative bodies, the Brown Act makes such documents accessible under the California Public Records Act. Section 54957.5 of the Brown Act provides, in part: "(a) Notwithstanding Section 6255 or any other provisions of law, agendas of public meetings and any other writings, when distributed to all, or a majority of all, of the members […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Request For Public Employee W2 Forms Fulfilled, But Heavily Redacted. Are The Redactions Legal?

[…] the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record." Cal. Gov. Code § 6255(a) (emphasis added). This exemption is broad and routinely invoked by public agencies in denying access to public records, but it often does not justify non-disclosure, as […]

April 26, 2022
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CPRA

I’m applying to volunteer for the Sheriff’s Dept. Is that form subject to CPRA requests?

[…] the facts of the particular case, the public interest in withholding the record from public view far outweighs the public interest in releasing the record.Gov’t Code § 6255.This exemption is broad and undefined, and is often improperly invoked by agencies when no other exemption applies.In any case, both the PRA and court decisions interpreting […]

November 16, 2015
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CPRA

Accessing Termination of Employment 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). From the information in your submission, the city has asserted exemption 6254(k) of the PRA -- which exempts any records that are exempt under state or […]

June 14, 2009