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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Missing Records from Request

    Before suing, you might want to consider submitting a written request for access to the entire document under the California Public Records Act.  A sample PRA request letter can be found on the CFAC website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/.  The benefit of submitting such a request is that the County must respond in […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    CPRA request on pension investments was denied for the “public good”

    […] the San Diego County Employees Retirement System and am wondering if there is any case law that shows the use of this law is not being applied correctly. I have included the information below that the plan provided me. "...documents evaluating performance of managers and any documents relating to a manager change before the […]

    May 16, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Outside City Lawsuit Settlements

    […] sufficient basis for denial under the PRA.  Upon submitting your written request, the City must provide you with written notification within 10 days that specifies the exemptions in the Act upon which they rely.  Gov't Code Section 6253( c).  A sample PRA request letter can be found on CFAC's website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Tax collector withholding documents

    […] I suggest you do is to submit another request. Be sure to specify that this second request is being made under the PRA. The sample PRA request letter you can findhere may be useful in preparing your follow-up letter. With respect to the exemptions that might apply, it is possible that the "catch-all" exemption […]

    July 16, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Park & Rec “advisory committee” keeping its advice secret

    […] the plan clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure. This is generally a fairly high threshold to meet. You might to start by submitting a PRA request letter to the parks and rec board seeking records related to the management committee's meetings. Although not statutorily required (your other option would be to orally convey […]

    August 8, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Information on Running for City Clerk

    While the City Attorney is correct that the PRA obligates state and local government agencies to provide "records" rather than information, you are also correct in observing that the PRA mandates that "hen a member of the public requests to inspect a public record or obtain a copy of a public record, the public […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Question and Answer Session with Consultants

    […] agency 10 days to respond to a request, and so it can be helpful to have some proof of when the request is received by the agency.  A date stamp would be one way to accomplish this goal. A sample PRA request letter can be found on CFAC's web site at the following link: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How to requests public documents from San Francisco Airport

    […] order to get access to public records, you must ask for them.  If you want to make a CPRA request, please take a look at the sample letter on the FAC website here: CPRA Request Letter Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline […]

    May 11, 2018

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    CPRA

    CPR request denied because it wasn’t submitted on letterhead

    My request request for mugshot demographics data was denied by the California Department of Corrections. I sent specific data parameters for this information along with my name address and telephone number and received a telephone call from someone in the state archives denying my request. I was told the request was denied because it was not submitted […]

    February 12, 2017

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    Press Rights

    FAC Condemns Sacramento Police Department’s Flawed Media Policy

    […] have made their suggested policy draft available here. Together, theycall on Sacramento elected officialsto take the steps necessary to require that SPD revise its new policy to correct these defects and restore the community’s trust. National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Committee to Protect Journalists Freedom of the Press Foundation First Amendment Coalition Society of […]

    July 23, 2020