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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    No oversight when councilmembers compile emails in response to record requests

    Is it a violation of the Public Records Act for public officials to compile potentially incriminating electronic documents on their own, in response to PRA requests, with no actual oversight? I just learned that when a Public Records Act request is submitted to the City Manager of my hometown, for potentially incriminating electronic documents […]

    November 8, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    Court Records CPRA

    How Do I Submit CPRA Requests to a CA County Court?

    Does a court, judge and/or legal research attorney need to comply with a CPRA request? How can citizens format a CPRA request to view or obtain access to ALL records: electronic files, emails and texts from all devices? Should separate requests be filed for state & county agency?  Is there a clean format to avoid delays?

    June 15, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How can I Access Information On a Parolee in California

    […] parolee’s information: · · · Please make copies of the requested records available within the time period set forth by Government Code § 6253(c) . Of course, electronic delivery of the records is acceptable, and any records may be emailed to me at. If I can provide any clarification that will help expedite the […]

    January 20, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Accessing Aggregated Medical Information for COVID-19 Deceased

    […] has the type of data you are seeking, and it can reasonably segregate personally identifiable information, it should do so. Additionally, where information is stored in an electronic format, the agency can be requested to compile and/or extract certain data. Cal. Gov. Code § 6253.9(a). This could include aggregate numbers like the data you […]

    October 30, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Costs soar for City Council meeting DVDs

    I know that cities cannot charge for staff time when it comes to making photocopies in public records requests. Does this extend to DVDs as well? It appears we are being charged staff time, so DVDs now cost $18each. Previously I was able to get them free by bringing in a blank DVD disc, […]

    September 5, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Newsgathering

    Can police videotape me in my home without consent?

    […] to be confined to the parties thereto."). (a) Every person who, intentionally and without the consent of all parties to a confidential communication, by means of any electronic amplifying or recording device, eavesdrops upon or records the confidential communication, whether the communication is carried on among the parties in the presence of one another […]

    December 2, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Newsgathering

    Can police use hidden cameras to videotape the public without consent?

    […] to be confined to the parties thereto."). (a) Every person who, intentionally and without the consent of all parties to a confidential communication, by means of any electronic amplifying or recording device, eavesdrops upon or records the confidential communication, whether the communication is carried on among the parties in the presence of one another […]

    October 26, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Are Power Point Presentations to Board of Healthcare District Public Records?

    […] not entirely clear whether a PowerPoint presentation that is displayed at a meeting has been "distributed" to the members if they did not receive a paper or electronic copy.  But if the agency has a copy of the presentation, then there would seem to be no basis for it to refuse to allow you […]

    February 22, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How Do I Determine What Records are Available Before Making CPRA Request?

    I just want to know the types of records available for cell phone service providers in the California Lifeline program. I want this information so that I can craft a CPRA request that is as narrow as possible. I emailed the administrator of the California Lifeline program at the CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) […]

    November 28, 2018

  • Latest News

    Blog

    Government officials use personal email and texting to avoid public access laws. Why not use technology to enhance accountability instead of to subvert it?

    […] by representatives of unions and other special interests. The former San Bernardino County Assessor, who was arrested on drug charges and is under grand jury investigation, used electronic messaging on personal cell phones to direct his staff in partisan political activities, according to a report of an independent investigation commissioned by the county. The […]

    August 22, 2009