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    CPRA

    Can I use the PRA to request lawmaker’s emails and calendars?

    […] on if they are state or local legislators)—you can find more information on this website about how to submit a Public Records Act request, including a sample letter.  Find information on LORA  on the CA State Assembly's website. Although it is ultimately the agency’s duty to help you make effective, focused requests, I would recommend specifying […]

    August 26, 2016

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    Super Bowl Score: Cop Overtime $6.3 Million, Taxpayers 0

    […] reimbursed. Not only did the City not get any reimbursement for Super Bowl 50 costs, the Fire and Police departments, along with the Emergency Management Department, signed letters of assurance to not seek reimbursement from the NFL for providing additional public safety services related to the Super Bowl. Only two City departments – the […]

    April 14, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Opening closed session agenda items by a city council

    […] when a city council would decide, during or after a closed session, that the item under discussion should not have been the subject of a closed session in the first place. In such a case, one way to correct the mistake would be to disclose, on the public record, what occurred in the closed session.

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Accessing Government Phone Records

    […] etc. and that privilege can not be invoked by a municipality or local government to redact the incoming and outgoing phone numbers from those records.  Is that correct?  If so - where has this been done before?  Other than the 2005 San Diego City Attorney opinion, are there more legal opinions on this out […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    911 transcripts

    […] writing (within 10 days) and specify the exemptions to disclosure on which they are relying.   A sample written request can be found at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request- letter/ It is possible the agency that maintains the transcript or tape may try to claim that it is protected from disclosure by Government Code section 6254(f), […]

    June 14, 2009

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    […] THE SITE OR SERVICES, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. REVISED: OCTOBER 29, 2024 1. Managing Your Information Preferences You can review, correct, update, delete or change your Personal Information or opt out of receiving certain e-mails by unsubscribing to our emails or by e-mailing us at FAC@firstamendmentcoalition.org. If […]

    May 30, 2024

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    CPRA

    Can I use the Sunshine Act to access to state-controlled information?

    […] you in making a focused and effective request that reasonably describes identifiable records.  Gov’t Code § 6253.1.  You can learn more about the PRA, and find sample letters here: Public Records Act Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, […]

    April 7, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Request for advisory committee’s documents denied

    […] itself -- is only "open" during its meetings, and that is when records will be made available for inspection under the Act, seems contrary to both the letter and the spirit of the Act. Since this board was formed under the city planning department, it would seem that the office hours kept by the […]

    August 3, 2011