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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

    Coastal Permit access under PRA

    […] and time when disclosable records will be made available. Gov't Code § 6253(c). You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the First Amendment Coalition website: Public Records Act Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In […]

    April 29, 2016

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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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    Police Records

    Can A Request for A Code Enforcement Complaint Be Denied?

    […] procedures…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. Code, § 6254(f). Though I can’t advise you as to your particular situation, I would observe that, as a general […]

    January 26, 2018

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    CPRA

    Unreasonable Fees for Access

    […] to comply with the PRA, either in response to your oral or written requests (if you have not already done so, you might want to send a letter describing these legal authorities and requesting compliance with the PRA), your remedy is to file a suit under the PRA.  Government Code sections 6258 and 6259 […]

    June 14, 2009

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    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

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    CPRA

    CPRA and copyright

    […] exempt from disclosure. Additionally, they said they will sell it, but the cost is $150,000. The CA Attorney General just provided an Opinion that county digital tax map data is public record.See http://caag.state.ca.us/opinions/published/04-1105.pdf.Is County correct in saying their data is exempt just because it's copyrighted?I could not find a copyright registration to support their claim.

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Closed Session Performance Evaluations

    […] Code section 54957(b)(4).  Consequently, the city's plan to discuss salary increases in closed session would appear to violate the Brown Act, and that violation would not be cured by stating after the closed session what action was taken.  As the California Court of Appeal has said, "Salaries and other terms of compensation constitute municipal […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    CPRA request filled, but witnesses names were redacted

    […] information or suspects by not). I went through the Records Supervisor, and I also contacted the City Attorney for a meeting but was denied. The conclusion was a letter from the City Attorney advising me that all the necessary information/reasons was relayed to me four months ago during a "phone conversation" with the Records Supervisor […]

    March 31, 2015