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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Request for councilmembers salaries not granted

    […] however, if a citation is voided, there is no longer any prospect of enforcement. In any case, you may want to follow up with the agency, by letter, and request that they provide you with the specific exemption that they are citing as justification for withholding the records. The Public Records Act gives local […]

    October 13, 2010

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    CPRA Police Records

    Access to transcripts of 911 calls

    […] for the records you seek. It's probably best to direct this request to the police agencie(s) that you believe have copies of this tape. A sample request letter can be found on the CFAC website. A link to that page is pasted below. https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/ The Public Records Act affirmatively requires police agencies to provide […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Posts

    FAC Opposes Legislation That Would Harm Your Right to Know 

    […] to this anti-transparency proposal that, if adopted, would excuse the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training from crucial public records disclosure obligations. Read our coalition opposition letter sent to lawmakers. Join us in opposing this measure that would take California in the wrong direction. Note: Link will take you to the website for […]

    June 21, 2023

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Using the CPRA to access list of alcoholic beverage licensees

    […] effective request that reasonably describes identifiable records.  Gov’t Code § 6253.1.  d. Check out FAC's Public Records Primer for more information on the Public Records Act, including a sample request  letter. As to your second question regarding what fees might be charged in connection with your request, and whether your nonprofit might be exempt from those fees, […]

    June 13, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Drafts and Public Record

    […] one of the above exemptions as a basis for withholding the draft EIR and the comments, as stated above, you might want to press back for an articulation of what the public interest in withholding such documents is.  A sample CPRA request letter can be found on the CFAC website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/.

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Does Brown Act allow School District, City to negotiate millions in fees in closed session?

    […] place the item on a future agenda so members of the public can meaningfully participate in the decision-making process).  Gov't Code § 54960.1(a). If the Board refuses to cure and correct its action, you could bring a lawsuit to nullify the vote, and if successful, you may be entitled to attorneys’ fees.  The details of this […]

    November 25, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

    Police blotters and the CPRA

    […] regular basis for such records.  This may alleviate the burden of having to submit a new request every time you come in and may also help with respect to getting more up to date information from the department. A sample CPRA request letter can be found on the CFAC website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/.

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Access to RFO Bids

    […] the agencies of their obligation to provide you with the records, or to cite the authority that allows them to withhold it.  Only then will you be in a better position to determine whether the records have been improperly withheld.  A sample PRA request letter is found on CFAC's website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/.

    June 14, 2009

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Urges California Supreme Court to Require Transparency in Clemency Proceedings

    […] clemency records under seal. Court records should not be sealed by default. And transparency should not as policy require legal intervention. Instead, FAC’s lawyers wrote in today’s letter to the court, the burden must remain on the party seeking secrecy, in this case Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, to demonstrate why any proposed sealing would […]

    January 13, 2021