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Brown Act

Teacher terminated after closed session

[…] not exceed 20 words." Govt. Code Section 54954.2(a). However, with respect to "every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to Section 54957" (i.e., appointment or employment of a public employee, discussed below), the Brown Act specifies that, at least in connection with the appointment of a public employee or employee […]

October 20, 2011
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Brown Act CPRA

Park & Rec “advisory committee” keeping its advice secret

[…] are numerous exemptions that the parks and rec board might cite in response to a records request, including the Act's "catch-all" exemption, contained in Government Code § 6255(a). This exemption states that in order to justify withholding a record, the agency must show that "on the facts of the particular case the public interest […]

August 8, 2011
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How much can I spend advertising against a ballot measure?

[…] "any person or combination of persons who directly or indirectly does any of the following: (a) Receives contributions totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in a calendar year. (b) Makes independent expenditures totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in a calendar year; or (c) Makes contributions totaling ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or […]

July 7, 2010
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CPRA

Can’t flush out City’s drainage report

[…] Of course, there are numerous exemptions that the City might invoke in responding to a records request, including the Act's "catch-all" exemption, contained in Government Code § 6255(a). This exemption states that in order to justify withholding a record, the agency must show that "on the facts of the particular case the public interest […]

May 4, 2011
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CPRA

Covered CA contracts exempt from PRA

[…] be subject to disclosure. In Michaelis, Montanari & Johnson v. Superior Court, 38 Cal. 4th 1065 (2006), the Supreme Court held that the PRA’s "catch-all" exemption, Gov’t Code section 6255, was satisfied such that during the City of Los Angeles’s consideration of various bidders in connection with an airport lease, the proposals themselves were exempt. Id. at […]

June 2, 2016
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CPRA

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

[…] Deukmejian, and has since been applied in many other contexts, including records of phone calls by city council members, and records regarding applications to the Government for appointment to fill vacancies on county boards of supervisors. According to the Supreme Court, "the key question in every case is whether disclosure of the materials would […]

March 13, 2020
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CPRA

Agency answered cure & correct letter with demonstrable falsehoods

[…] the portions that are exempted by law." Govt. Code § 6253. The agency may also attempt to invoke the Act's "catch-all" exemption, contained in Government Code § 6255(a).This exemption states that in order to justify withholding a record, the agency must show that "on the facts of the particular case the public interest served […]

February 4, 2011
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CPRA

UC student grades and the CPRA

[…] of privacy." Government Code section 6254(k) exempts records, the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law." In addition, Government Code section 6255 allows an agency to withhold other records upon showing that "on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Labor negotiations and the Brown Act

[…] you indicate, there is an exception to the open-meeting requirements of the Brown Act for certain employee evaluations. This "personnel exception" permits closed sessions to "consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee." Government Code 54957(b)(1). However, section 54957(b)(4) further provides: "Closed sessions . . . shall not […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Traffic Citations and the CPRA

[…] 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 Sec. 6255(a). If you made your request in writing, the response must be in writing as well. Sec. 6255(b). Beyond this, the CPRA provides the right for any […]

June 14, 2009