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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Agenda items failed to mention a parcel tax as part of ballot measure

    […] in an open session, a written demand must be made within 30 days of the action, regardless of when the violation was discovered, that the board " cure and correct" the action taken. Govt Code section 54960.1(b), (c)(1). Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment […]

    October 23, 2013

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Park & Rec “advisory committee” keeping its advice secret

    […] the plan clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure. This is generally a fairly high threshold to meet. You might to start by submitting a PRA request letter to the parks and rec board seeking records related to the management committee's meetings. Although not statutorily required (your other option would be to orally convey […]

    August 8, 2011

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Question and Answer Session with Consultants

    […] agency 10 days to respond to a request, and so it can be helpful to have some proof of when the request is received by the agency.  A date stamp would be one way to accomplish this goal. A sample PRA request letter can be found on CFAC's web site at the following link: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    How Do I Determine What Records are Available Before Making CPRA Request?

    […] request for "any records, including that include the information you are looking for. You can find out more on making a PRA request, including a sample request letter here:https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/public-records-2/sample-cpra-request-letter/ Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we […]

    November 28, 2018

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    CPRA

    How to requests public documents from San Francisco Airport

    […] order to get access to public records, you must ask for them.  If you want to make a CPRA request, please take a look at the sample letter on the FAC website here: CPRA Request Letter Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline […]

    May 11, 2018

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    CPRA

    CPR request denied because it wasn’t submitted on letterhead

    My request request for mugshot demographics data was denied by the California Department of Corrections. I sent specific data parameters for this information along with my name address and telephone number and received a telephone call from someone in the state archives denying my request. I was told the request was denied because it was not submitted […]

    February 12, 2017

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    CPRA FOIA Police Records

    How do I appeal the denial of a CPRA request?

    […] I did not see the request letter. But I did see the response you received from LAPD. I believe that their interpretation of the law is largely correct. The 911 tapes that you seek, for an incident that occurred in 2009, would not likely be considered contemporaneous law enforcement records subject to mandatory disclosure […]

    May 15, 2012

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    CPRA School Records

    What’s meant by “electronic form” documents under the CPRA?

    If I understand your inquiry correctly, the school district only gave you a simplified version of a report, and you believe that the district has the full report, which you did not receive, in electronic format. Under the Public Records Act, "unless otherwise prohibited by law," if an agency "has information that constitutes an […]

    August 5, 2011