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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Citizen access to City financial reports

    […] the financial reports would fall into any of those exemptions. You can find more information about how to submit a Public Records Act request, including a sample letter, on the FAC's website: Public Records Act request Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In […]

    April 6, 2016

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    CPRA School Records

    CPRA and “Prompt” Production of Records

    […] "Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit an agency to delay or obstruct the inspection or copying of public records." I suggest writing a follow-up letter, reminding the agency of its obligations under the PRA to provide you the estimated date and time when disclosable records will be made available and provide […]

    May 23, 2018

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    CPRA

    Surveillance cameras and the CPRA

    […] tapes under the California Public Records Act (PRA). You can click on this link to get a template for such a request from the CFAC website:  http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request- letter/ In your written request, you should remind the SJPD that they should make sure they preserve a copy of the tapes from that day, and not […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    City avoiding disclosure of personal email

    […] to which you might respond with the arguments above in favor of disclosure. You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the First Amendment Coalition website at http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. Finally, as a former reporter, the fact that council members are using personal emails for official communications may […]

    January 13, 2012

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    Brown Act

    Should school superintendent’s goals be made in closed session?

    […] Eskaton Monterey Hospital v. Myers, 134 Cal. App. 3d 788, 794 (1982); see also Braun v. City of Taft, 154 Cal. App. 3d 332, 340 (1984) ( letters contained in personnel filing appointing and then rescinding appointment of public employee were public records required to be disclosed under Public Records Act since they contained […]

    April 13, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    Court Records

    Access to case exhibit

    I've reviewed the letter your attorney sent, and we agree that this is a public document and that the clerk had no right to withhold it from you or from an attorney sent to retrieve it.

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    What the Brown Act Rules on a Postponing Public Meeting?

    […] And find out what can be done to prevent future instances such as the one I’ve described. This organization has a history of Brown Act violations that go back as far as 2009 and beyond. As an employee I am also concerned that asking them to correct this issue, could put my employment at stake.

    December 13, 2018

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    CPRA

    Accessing public employee timesheets

    […] provision, taking at least 10 days to respond to any request for copies. You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the First Amendment Coalition website at 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 […]

    August 4, 2011