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    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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    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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    Can I access attorney’s retainer agreement and invoices via the Public Records Act?

    […] facts of the particular casethe public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record."  Govt. Code § 6255(a). If I am understanding your question, you are trying to get records relating to an invoice and retainer agreement with outside counsel hired by a government […]

    July 2, 2015

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    Councilman asks intern on date via city issued cell

    […] 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 section 6255(a). However, the use of this section by the government requires a "case-by-case balancing process, with the burden of proof on the proponent of nondisclosure to demonstrate […]

    November 21, 2009

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    Animal shelter won’t disclose contact info on local cat trapper

    […] v. Superior Court, 118 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1045 (2004). Additionally, the County may attempt to fit the public records under the "catch-all" exemption, Government Code § 6255, which is a broad, yet undefined, exemption that provides that a record may be withheld if, on the facts of the particular case, the public interest served […]

    June 15, 2016

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    Celebrate Sunshine Week in California–Hold Public Officials Accountable for Access to Information

    […] Proposition 59, the constitutional ``right-to-know'' provision which received an astounding 83 percent vote: While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger agreed, in a break with his predecessors, to disclose his calendars (showing people with whom he met about policy issues) after Prop. 59's passage, some of his top aides refused to do so until a lawsuit was […]

    June 2, 2009

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    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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    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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    Is a Salary/Wage Review Really A “Trade Secret”?

    […] to 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 may want to preemptively include some of the law cited above in your letter so that the district will be forced to think through whether its […]

    July 2, 2010