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CPRA

Local School District Records

Can you please direct me to the correct California Public Records Act form I need to use to obtain records from a School District? Do I also need to submit a US FOIA request as well or is a CPRA request sufficient? Are there applicable administrative remedies that need to be exhausted, ie, the […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Newsgathering

Dental Board of California & the CPRA

[…] use to assess a licensee. Rather, in the court's opinion, they only applied to those reports that were currently being used to assess licensees. Am I interpreting the law correctly? I would like to appeal the Board's decision, and I would be grateful for any guidance you could offer about how best to go about that.

April 19, 2016
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CPRA

Going after omitted information

[…] Cal. App. 4th 1356, 1411 (2006). If you believe that emails responsive to your request were not produced, you have two options. First, you can send another letter to the agency noting the oversight and requesting production of the emails in addition to whatever other documents were produced. It is usually a good idea […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Reporting closed sessions decisions

[…] enforce the Brown Act may be entitled to recover attorneys' fees. Please note, however, that there are strict deadlines for enforcing the Brown Act, including sending a cure-and-correct letter within a certain amount of time.You can find more information about the Brown Act, including enforcing the Act, at the FAC web site (http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-meetings/) Access […]

June 5, 2010
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Obfuscating Mercy: How the California Supreme Court Finally Addressed Secretive Pardons

[…] file, often hundreds of pages long, to the Supreme Court. The file may contain the applicant’s prison records, a recommendation from the Board of Parole Hearings, and letters of support from the community.Related articles: Op-ed: Gov. Newsom Should Commit to Transparency in Clemency Process (David Snyder, Sacramento Bee) Gov. Jerry Brown's Pardon of Former […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
September 17, 2021
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FAC Joins Nationwide Coalition Urging Transparency and Access in Response to COVID-19

Today the First Amendment Coalition joined the National Freedom of Information Coalition and 130 organizations nationwide in a letter to state, tribal and local public institutions raising concerns about transparency and access to meetings and records as these institutions respond to the coronavirus public-health crisis. Government bodies should not opportunistically take advantage of the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
March 20, 2020
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Brown Act

Is it a casual dinner or Brown Act violation?

[…] with ccs to the school superintendent and school attorney. The Brown Act does not specify a particular way that a violation of the Brown Act may be cured and corrected, but presumably the legislative body could satisfy the Brown Act by disclosing what was discussed at this restaurant meeting, thereby giving the public a […]

November 17, 2009
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Brown Act

Brown Act and statute of limitations

[…] for injunctive relief is quite short. Please note that before suing for injunctive relief, you are required to make a written demand that the legislative body " cure or correct" the action. Cal. Gov't Code section 54960.1(b). Generally speaking, the demand must be made within 90 days from the date the action is taken […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

School Board Closed Sessions with Administrators

[…] 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
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CPRA Police Records

City Surveillance Cameras and Public Records Law

[…] 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)." It is unclear from your email whether these surveillance cameras are maintained by the city's police department […]

November 20, 2009