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    Brown Act

    Special meeting and the Brown Act

    […] procedure for seeking to void an action taken at such meeting.  The requirements for taking such an action require you to seek to have the agency " cure and correct" the action taken at the improperly held meeting, and then bring a lawsuit if they do not.  The requirements are very specific, they have […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can An Agency Extend Response to a CPRA Request Up to Eight Weeks Due to Covid?

    […] open to public scrutiny." You can learn more about the First Amendment Coalition’s efforts to promote government transparency despite Covid-19 here on this website, which includes a letter dated March 23, 2020 in which the First Amendment Coalition urges compliance with the CPRA amid the Covid-19 crisis. In the letter the First Amendment Coalition […]

    April 21, 2022

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    Brown Act

    Closed door assessor appointment – possible Brown Act violation

    […] to void a specific past action.  Government Code 54960.1 provides the mechanism for bringing such a challenge, which includes a demand to the board that it " cure and correct" the violation before filing a lawsuit. "The demand shall be in writing and clearly describe the challenged action of the legislative body and nature of […]

    April 21, 2016

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    First Amendment

    Blog post results in threats of defamation

    […] The identification of the perpetrator was disclosed by the victim throughout numerous interviews, and thus included in my story. After publishing the story, I received a demand letter detailing threats of defamation from the known perpetrator. The letter states that if I don't amend my blog post and claim it was a work of […]

    April 8, 2016

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    Brown Act

    Did City Violate Brown Act With This Switch of issue Decided During Closed Session?

    […] statement should have happened in open session. The remedy for any improper action taken by the legislative body in closed session would be to demand that it cure and correct that action. Under the Brown Act, such a demand must be sent to the legislative body in writing within 90 days of the action. […]

    November 29, 2018

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    Press Rights

    FAC Supports CA Senate Bill 629 to Protect Members of the Press During Protests

    […] of their news gathering activities by law enforcement agencies. FAC, together with the California News Publisher’s Association, California Black Media, Ethnic Media Services and ImpreMedia, submitted a letter in support of Senate Bill 629, which as amended on June 25, 2020, would: ensure an authorized member of the media may enter areas closed off […]

    June 26, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Local School District Records

    Can you please direct me to the correct California Public Records Act form I need to use to obtain records from a School District? Do I also need to submit a US FOIA request as well or is a CPRA request sufficient? Are there applicable administrative remedies that need to be exhausted, ie, the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Going after omitted information

    […] Cal. App. 4th 1356, 1411 (2006). If you believe that emails responsive to your request were not produced, you have two options.  First, you can send another letter to the agency noting the oversight and requesting production of the emails in addition to whatever other documents were produced.  It is usually a good idea […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Printing by public officials

    […] cc'd the Board of Supervisors to make it official...or do I have to do an Express Mail with return receipt requested.  Or can I type up a letter with attachments, make a copy of same and hand deliver to whatever county government office is appropriate, then ask for a date stamp on my copy. […]

    June 14, 2009