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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

  • 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

  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Handbooks

    Police Transparency Handbook

    […] the CPRA works, refer to FAC’s primer. As for timing: under the CPRA, the government is generally required to respond to a request for records within 10 calendar days. The time for responding can be extended by the agency for an additional 14 days (for a total of 24 days). SB 16 has added […]

    September 6, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA First Amendment

    How can I get around the CPRA “catch-all” exemption?

    […] courts to encompass a broad, categorical exemption known as the "deliberative process privilege."See Times Mirror Co. v. Superior Court, 53 Cal. 3d 1325, 1342 (1991) (request for calendars of governor exempt from disclosure). In Times Mirror, the Supreme Court stated that the "key question in every case is whether disclosure of the materials would […]

    October 19, 2011