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  • Posts

    First Amendment Press Rights

    FAC Joins Nationwide Coalition Condemning Police Attacks on Journalists

    The First Amendment Coalition signed a letter, along with 115 news and press freedom organizations, submitted today to Minnesota officials by the Reporters Committee to Freedom of the Press, condemning police use of force against journalists covering the protests and civil unrest in response to the police killing of George Floyd.  The letter emphasizes […]

    June 2, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Access to government officials’ email on personal account

    Suppose a public official advises certain persons to communicate with him at home -- either by email or letter -- in order to avoid having to disclose any of those communications as public records under the California Public Records Act? Would those records, in fact, be exempt from the PRA?

    June 8, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    PRA Response Says Records Were Not Found, But I Know They Exist. How to respond?

    […] likely exist because they are referenced in a published news story by the campus paper that the university has not refuted. Despite this, I received a response letter stating that after a search, no responsive records were found. I am writing a response letter and would like to know if there are any relevant […]

    May 6, 2019

  • Cases

    City of Gilroy v. Superior Court

    […] agency failed to conduct an adequate search for records or unlawfully destroyed records. On December 20, 2023, FAC led a coalition of organizations in sending an amicus letter to the California Supreme Court urging it to review that decision. The letter states: "An agency cannot disclose what it does not locate. The failure to […]

    December 20, 2023

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Closed Sessions under the Brown Act

    […] public may seek to void an action taken at such meeting. The requirements for taking such an action require you to seek to have the agency " cure and correct" the action taken at the improperly held meeting, and then bring a lawsuit if they do not. The requirements are very specific, they have […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Violation of Brown Act by fellow board members

    I am an elected official. I believe some of my fellow board members are violating the Brown Act and other public meeting laws. How do I go about getting an investigation into their activities and decision on potential violations and corrections or cures to potential violations?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA School Records

    Request for candidate’s college degree requires authorization?

    […] need to request this in written form. Provide us with the following information and pay the required fee $10.00. You will also need to present an authorization letter with signature from the . The letter must contain the following information: Complete name SSN or CWID Where you want the degree or enrollment verification sent […]

    February 5, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Objecting to agenda item during meetings

    […] you may seek to void an action taken at such meeting.  The requirements for taking such an action require you to seek to have the agency " cure and correct" the action taken at the improperly held meeting, and then bring a lawsuit if they do not.  The requirements are very specific, they have […]

    June 14, 2009