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  • Asked and Answered

    Newsgathering

    Can police use hidden cameras to videotape the public without consent?

    […] to the tariffs of a public utility, or (3) to any telephonic communication system used for communication exclusively within a state, county, city and county, or city correctional facility. (f) This section does not apply to the use of hearing aids and similar devices, by persons afflicted with impaired hearing, for the purpose of […]

    October 26, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA First Amendment Newsgathering Police Records

    Investigative files and the CPRA

    […] 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 . . . ."However, some of the records you are describing may have been introduced as evidence in the judicial proceedings […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Agendas and sufficiency of “brief general descriptions”

    In accordance with Section 2.20.140(B)(3) of the Purchasing Ordinance, the City Manager is allowed to waive the request for proposal procedure and approve master professional service agreements with two firms pp to $100,000. I asked that the item be pulled and rescheduled because it did not describe the services (HR/Personnel) that the contracts were for.  […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Press Release

    Cal Poly Student Journalist, FAC Sue University for Withholding Public Records

    […] passed with no update, despite Wilson asking again and reminding Cal Poly of its obligation to provide an estimated date. On June 16, 2023, FAC sent a letter on Wilson’s behalf identifying the numerous California Public Records Act violations Cal Poly has committed regarding her public records requests. A month later, Cal Poly did […]

    April 23, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Records of Traffic Citations

    […] not already one so, I suggest you submit a PRA request for the records you seek.  A sample PRA request is available on CFAC's website at: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request- letter/. Although what you are seeking is traffic citations, please note that with respect to crimes and arrests, a California court of appeals has held that the […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Newsgathering

    Should complaints against belligerent councilman be public?

    […] at a local transit agency. Both of my public records requests have been rejected because officials say it is a personnel matter. In the transit agency’s rejection letter, which is the one I received most recently, itcites California Gov. Code 6254(c)and(k) as well as City of Palmdale(1993) 5 Cal.4th 363, 20 Cal.Rptr.2d 330. One […]

    August 19, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    School personnel campaigning on public dime

    […] pay "fees covering direct costs of duplication."Govt. Code Section 6253. You can find more information about making requests under California's Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the First Amendment Coalition website:http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. I hope this information is useful and wish you the best of luck in your efforts. Holme Roberts & Owen […]

    October 27, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    What rules must agencies follow when redacting public documents?

    […] there does not seem to be any authority on this point, but such a position would certainly seem counter to the underlying principles — if not the letter — of the PRA. Based on the plain language of the PRA (see below), it would seem to be the agency’s responsibility to "delet" whatever "portions" […]

    March 21, 2012

  • Cases

    Doe v. Mill Valley School District

    […] public records from Mill Valley School District as part of an ongoing investigation into staff misconduct in various districts. On June 28, 2024, in response to a letter from the district, McDede updated the request to seek "public records related to claims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or boundary crossing or grooming behavior made […]

    October 31, 2024