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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act allow closed sessions to appoint legal firm?

    […] each prospect to give a presentation on their firm in open session. After each presentation, the board went into closed session pursuant to GC 54957(b)(1), "Public Employee Appointment: General Counsel." I have never seen this done before. Can a legislative body refer to General Counsel as a "Public Employee" and use this GC as […]

    January 31, 2012

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    CPRA

    Should I be able to get meta data of emails and calendars under the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance or Public Records Act?

    I have anonymously requested from various San Francisco agencies, under the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance and California Public Records Act, full email and calendar records, specifically in the original electronic format the city agencies hold them. While some agencies do indeed produce their emails/calendar entries in the native electronic formats like .msg, .eml, .ics, […]

    April 1, 2021

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    CPRA

    Accessing Records of Parolees’ Addresses

    […] disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy."  Additionally, the CDRC may claim that the addresses at issue are exempted from disclosure under section 6255 (the "catch-all" exemption), which allows an agency to withhold records if it is found that the public interest in nondisclosure of the records clearly outweighs the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    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

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Is CPRA 10-day deadline measured in calendar days or weekdays?

    […] 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records…" Govt Code § 6253(c) Is that 10 business days or 10 calendar days? How long do I have to wait before sending a followup request to which I have not gotten any response?

    August 23, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Access to City Manager’s compensation denied

    […] 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 often does not justify non-disclosure. It […]

    July 28, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    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