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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA Newsgathering

    Accessing document constituting an agenda and agency audits

    […] school district's inspector general's audits of the Los Angeles School Police Department. That request was denied by LAUSD's General Counsel on basis of California Government Code Section 6255 (a) and (b) and 6254(k). Is this denial legitimate? Is it really not possible to get an audit of one public agency by another public agency? […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA School Records

    Accessing a school district’s settlement agreements

    […] It is more likely that a court would consider whether the information at issue might unreasonably intrude on a student's privacy interests, either based on the § 6255(a) exemption noted below or on California's constitutional right to privacy. Note that in ordering an investigative report about alleged wrongdoing by a school superintendent disclosed under […]

    January 20, 2012

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    CPRA

    Drafts and Public Record

    […] In addition, a government agency may argue that draft reports can be withheld pursuant to the Public Records Act's "deliberative process privilege" (codified in Gov't Code § 6255).  The deliberative process privilege is designed to protect materials reflecting deliberative or decision-making processes.  Wilson v. Superior Court, 59 Cal. Rptr. 2d 537 (1996).  An agency […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

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

    […] is prohibited by specific laws or prohibited as against sound public policy. As a result, the County objects to producing the records sought based upon Government Code Sections 6254(a) and (k), and possibly additional subsections, and Government Code Section 6255. Additional privileges may apply based on a review of the records." Is their objection justified?

    February 15, 2018

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    CPRA

    Public Officials’ Personal Email

    […] as stated above, a PRA exemption applies.  The exemption that might apply to exempt the emails might be the PRA's "deliberative process privilege" (codified in Gov't Code  6255).  The deliberative process privilege is designed to protect materials reflecting deliberative or decision-making processes.  Wilson v. Superior Court, 59 Cal. Rptr. 2d 537 (1996).  The city […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Information on Running for City Clerk

    […] position, other than by expiration of term, the council shall, at its option, within thirty days from the commencement of the vacancy, either fill the vacancy by appointment or call a special election to fill the vacancy. The special election may be held on the next regularly established election date, or as set forth […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    The CPRA and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance

    […] Public Records Act ("CPRA") if it is found that the public interest in nondisclosure outweighs the public interest in disclosure -- the balancing analysis found in section 6255 of the CPRA.  It appears, therefore, that disclosure of such identifiable information will depend on the facts of each particular case. In the Holman case, a […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA School Records

    School district denies all complaint related CPRA requests

    […] reference a name, thus not asking for confidentiality issues to be involved. Our request was denied by the school district’s attorneys citing Ed Code 234.1(1) and Gov. Code 6255, and that ALL documents related to the complaint investigation are NOT disclosable per these codes. Since the district recently retained lawyers, PRAs have been routinely denied.

    May 21, 2013