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CPRA

Personnel Files

[…] reasons for why disclosure of performance evaluations (if not part of disciplinary records containing well-founded complaints of a "substantial nature") would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy in light of the California Attorney General Opinion cited above. 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/

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Are Citizen Bond Oversight Committee Applications Public Records?

[…] relatively innocuous and implicates no applicable privacy or public policy exemption." Such information could therefore be subject to disclosure under the CPRA. You could consider writing a letter back to the school district clarifying the exact information you are requesting. In the letter, you could also ask that, if the district still maintains that […]

May 15, 2020
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First Amendment

Passing out flyers in front of a public school

Is it permissible to pass out flyers on the sidewalk in front of a public school? We are passing out flyers about our school in front of local public schools. Consistently, the principals tell us that this is not permissible. It is my understanding that we are allowed to do this as long as we […]

June 14, 2009
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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CPRA

How can copy fees vary from agency to agency?

[…] for the bid results, evaluation results and winning bidders proposal. I received a letter back stating that I had to pay $0.50 per page when I normally pay $0.10 per copy from government agencies. Is this correct? Also, why do most agencies just email it to us at no cost and some say they can’t?

September 5, 2011
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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