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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

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    CPRA

    Request for councilmembers salaries not granted

    […] however, if a citation is voided, there is no longer any prospect of enforcement. In any case, you may want to follow up with the agency, by letter, and request that they provide you with the specific exemption that they are citing as justification for withholding the records. The Public Records Act gives local […]

    October 13, 2010

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    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

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    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

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    CPRA

    Obtaining the names of notaries public

    […] information you seek, the responsive agency must respond in writing, and must justify any refusal to disclose the records.  California Government Code 6255.  CFAC provides a form letter that you may wish to use as a template for your PRA request, available on CFAC's website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/ In addition, you may […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA School Records

    Parents not invited to meeting that resulted in removing their autistic student from public school

    […] informed of this meeting. We made a public records request to obtain information, minutes, agenda, etc. from this meeting--nothing. Two weeks following this meeting we received a letter of prior notice denying all options of a public education--moving my son from 100% general education to 100% non-public school--no continuum of Least Restricted Educational (LRE) […]

    May 16, 2012

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    CPRA

    Using the CPRA to access list of alcoholic beverage licensees

    […] effective request that reasonably describes identifiable records.  Gov’t Code § 6253.1.  d. Check out FAC's Public Records Primer for more information on the Public Records Act, including a sample request  letter. As to your second question regarding what fees might be charged in connection with your request, and whether your nonprofit might be exempt from those fees, […]

    June 13, 2016

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    Brown Act

    Does Brown Act allow School District, City to negotiate millions in fees in closed session?

    […] place the item on a future agenda so members of the public can meaningfully participate in the decision-making process).  Gov't Code § 54960.1(a). If the Board refuses to cure and correct its action, you could bring a lawsuit to nullify the vote, and if successful, you may be entitled to attorneys’ fees.  The details of this […]

    November 25, 2015