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    Brown Act CPRA

    What Constitutes a Local Agency

    Your first step is to determine if you have a right of access to the information you are seeking under general the California Public Records Act ("PRA").  The Brown Act, which you referenced in your inquiry, is California's open meetings law, whereas the PRA is the open records law, and governs access to the public […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Court Records

    Civil Harassment Restraining Order Filings; Non-Internet Accessible

    […] 2.503(c)(6).  However, Rule 2.503(b)(1) provides that, to the extent feasible, a court must provide electronic access, both remotely and at the courthouse, to "egistrars of actions ... calendars, and indexes in all cases." (emph. added).  Thus, while the actual documents filed in civil harassment proceedings may not be made available for remote electronic viewing, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Access to public records denied during business hours

    […] referred to as a custodian of a public record) shall, at normal times and during normal and reasonable hours of operation without unreasonable delay without requiring an appointment, permit the public record, or any segregable portion of a record, to be inspected and examined by any person and shall furnish one copy thereof upon […]

    November 21, 2009

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    Brown Act

    I ask for transparency; they ask me to resign

    […] to be discussed in the closed session. Govt. Code section 54957.7. According to Govt. Code section 54954.5, the suggested listing of such a session is PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Title: Superintendent The agency cannot act on the matter if the item is not noticed in this or a similar way. Govt. Code 54954.2. 2. Regarding […]

    January 11, 2012

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    FAC Joins Coalition Urging SF Mayor to Restore Rights Under Sunshine Ordinance

    […] negotiations, nor the right to a response to a Public Records Act request unimpeded by the often abused 'catch-all' exemption from disclosure found in Government Code section 6255, to combat this public health emergency. In fact, the Sunshine Ordinance section expressly forbids 'assert(ing) an exemption for withholding for any document or information based on […]

    April 20, 2020

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    Brown Act FOIA

    Are the Board of Directors of our Apartment Complex subject to the Brown 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, and that if you are forced to litigate this matter, you are entitled to attorneys' fees if you prevail.  Govt. Code § 6259(d) ("The court shall […]

    June 14, 2009