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    CPRA Police Records

    Access to Police Officer personnel files

    […] v. City of Taft, 154 Cal. App. 3d 332 (1982), the right of access to the termination agreement (as part of his employment contract), should include any letters laying out the terms of the termination of the chief's contract.  With respect to the audit prepared by the outside investigator, in a normal case you should […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    PRA request from the California Engineer Board

    […] is presumed public and must be disclosed unless a specific exemption applies.  Gov’t Code § 6252(e). If you make a written request to the Board (a sample letter is available here) it must determine whether the records are subject to the PRA within 10 days of your request, and "promptly notify" you, in writing, […]

    April 14, 2016

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    CPRA Police Records

    Should I need authorization to access arrest records?

    […] or security files compiled by any other state or local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes." Gov't Code Section 6254(f). While some information must be disclosed under the PRA, it may not be everything your client is […]

    November 22, 2011

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    Detailed guides on open meetings and open records, with sample letters for you to customize.

    June 11, 2024

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Public Records Non-Compliance, Filing Suit, and Non-Response

    […] not have the money to bring suit. Some years ago, the county superintendent wrote me that she found my requests harassing and she would never answer my letters again. She has kept her word. The board has refused to place this non-compliance on an agenda. And when I have attempted to bring this up […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Court Records

    Unsealing exhibits cited in a judicial ruling

    […] seek are not under seal, you may ultimately have to file a motion to unseal them.  (As a practical matter, you may first want to try a letter to the clerk's office, explaining why the documents are not under seal and should be made available to the public.) Although any member of the public […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Public Comment Limits Don’t Allow Time To Make Case

    […] to participate in the public comment period, and coordinate what you will say so that the group’s entire message is conveyed; and use alternative channels of communication — writing letters to the board — to send your message. I hope you found this answer helpful, and wish you the best of luck in your endeavors.

    May 29, 2010