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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    CPRA request for disclosure of evidence related to School District misconduct case

    […] CA Commission on Teacher Credentialing. I believe materials provided by the School District have been falsified. I submitted a CPRA request on June 18, 2015, received the ten-day letter on July 10, 2015, but still have not received the requested records. Is there a way to submit a court order that will force the District to […]

    December 12, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Passing out flyers in front of a public school

    Is it permissible to pass out flyers on the sidewalk in front of a public school? We are passing out flyers about our school in front of local public schools. Consistently, the principals tell us that this is not permissible. It is my understanding that we are allowed to do this as long as we […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Posts

    FAC opposes bill that would weaken open-meetings protections

    […] that public meetings be held in public places, where those who choose to perform public service are accessible to the communities they are serving. Read our opposition letter. And tell the Senate Local Government Committee to vote no on AB 817. You can also write directly to the committee chair, Sen. María Elana Durazo, […]

    June 3, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Are Citizen Bond Oversight Committee Applications Public Records?

    […] relatively innocuous and implicates no applicable privacy or public policy exemption." Such information could therefore be subject to disclosure under the CPRA. You could consider writing a letter back to the school district clarifying the exact information you are requesting. In the letter, you could also ask that, if the district still maintains that […]

    May 15, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

    Utility District board member access to agenda information

    […] focused and effective request that reasonably describes identifiable records.  Gov’t Code § 6253.1.  You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, on this website: Sample CPRA Request Letter Additionally, while a sitting board member may not have standing to sue to enforce the Brown Act (See Holbrook v. City […]

    March 30, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Missing Records from Request

    Before suing, you might want to consider submitting a written request for access to the entire document under the California Public Records Act.  A sample PRA request letter can be found on the CFAC website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/.  The benefit of submitting such a request is that the County must respond in […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Outside City Lawsuit Settlements

    […] sufficient basis for denial under the PRA.  Upon submitting your written request, the City must provide you with written notification within 10 days that specifies the exemptions in the Act upon which they rely.  Gov't Code Section 6253( c).  A sample PRA request letter can be found on CFAC's website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/

    June 14, 2009

  • Posts

    First Amendment Press Rights

    Coalition Calls on DA to Decline Charges Against Stanford Student Journalist

    […] with a dozen protesters on charges of felony burglary, vandalism, and conspiracy, after police responded to a protest and occupation of the Stanford president’s office. In a letter sent today to Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, the organizations write: "e urge your office to avoid expending significant resources prosecuting a young journalist […]

    June 20, 2024