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CPRA

School district claims too busy to fulfill document request

[…] the FAC's Lawyer's Assistance Request Form at http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/lawyers-assistance-request-form/. You might also find this link, which contains additional information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, helpful: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, […]

August 18, 2011
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CPRA Police Records

Obtaining Copies of Police Reports Relating to a Minor

[…] seek, reminding them of their obligation under section 6254(f) to provide you with the required disclosures. A sample CPRA request is available on CFAC's website at: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request- letter/. Note that the PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days. Cal. […]

June 14, 2009
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FOIA

Can TSA deny company public information under FOIA?

[…] very, very odd about this. We provide this work to the public for free. The data is public. I don't charge TSA. Many stakeholders have written TSA letters of support to keep supplying data, all of which fall on deaf ears. If you look at what the TSA spends money on, some of the […]

August 11, 2014
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FOIA

Records with the names of citizens and non-citizens

[…] conjunction with a federal program called the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. This program involves payments from the federal government to states and localities that have incurred correctional officer salary costs for incarcerating certain undocumented criminal aliens.The court decided that the BJA was justified in withholding names and other individually identifying information from the […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

The CPRA and State Employees

[…] of his or her membership, agency, office, or employment." Gov't Code § 6252(g). Thus, the agency's statement that the PRA does not apply to state employees is correct only in so far as the employee wanting access to such records is requesting them for the purpose of exercising his or her employment duties (i.e., […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Incomplete labor exemption codes within School District closed session agenda

I have continually requested the agenda labor exemption code be corrected for a closed session in our School District. The full exemption code is 54957.6(a), however they continue to list only 54957, leaving out the .6(a) portion. I believe accuracy would be better for transparency, and I want it to be legal as well. […]

March 24, 2016
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First Amendment Social Media

My Councilmember Has Blocked Me from Posting on Her Official Page

[…] that she immediately unblock you from her Facebook page. This might have more force if you can find others who have been blocked and would co-sign a letter with you. You could also notify city officials (i.e., the mayor, the city attorney) of the council member’s actions, and ask that they require her to […]

April 13, 2019
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In settlement with FAC, LA County Jail releases inmate visitor log, agrees to relax secrecy rule

SCHEER--As part of a legal settlement with the First Amendment Coalition, the Los Angeles County Jail has agreed to pull back its veil of secrecy on the identities of persons who visit incarcerated public officials. The jail's prior policy had been to withhold---on grounds of privacy-protection--the names of visitors to all jail inmates. Going forward, […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
December 5, 2013
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CPRA Police Records

Police refuse to release report on shooting

[…] 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."Govt. Code § 6254(f) (see below in green for entire text of provision). This exemption is fairly broad and generally makes it […]

October 31, 2011
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CPRA Police Records

I Called Police About My Loud Neighbors Gathering During COVID. Were These Redactions Lawful?

[…] those involved or the successful completion of the investigation (which was finished on the spot) or related investigation (of which there weren't any). Today I received a letter from one of the city’s off-site attorneys that concludes, "The City Attorney’s office and the Department consider this CPRA request to be closed and will not […]

January 20, 2021