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  • 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

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    Blog Cases

    LAPD’s use of “Stingray” cell-phone monitoring tool revealed by FAC public records request

    […] judicial authorization for deployments of the Stingray, it is not clear whether the judges or magistrates are given complete or accurate information about the scope of the electronic "searches" they are approving. This issue has figured prominently in a criminal prosecution in federal court in Texas involving FBI use of a Stingray. For more […]

    February 15, 2013

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Fights Unprecedented Effort by School District to Recover Nearly $500K From Records Requester

    […] type of fee recovery." FAC and the ACLU are joined in the brief by Californians Aware, the California News Publishers Association, the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Los Angeles Times and the McClatchy Company, which publishes the Sacramento Bee, among other publications. Read the full amicus brief here. For further […]

    February 6, 2018

  • 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

    Cases Press Release

    FAC Helps Defeat Effort by School District to Recover Nearly $500K in Attorneys Fees From Records Requester

    […] Brazil had done. FAC and the ACLU were joined in their amicus brief by Californians Aware, the California News Publishers Association, the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Los Angeles Times and the McClatchy Company. Here's yesterday’s order And the briefing filed by FAC and the ACLU here: Amicus Brief Reply […]

    April 11, 2018

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    Press Release

    Coalition Urges Compliance with California Public Records Law Amid COVID-19 Crisis

    […] signatory). MEDIA CONTACTS: First Amendment Coalition David Snyder [email protected] Society of Professional Journalists Northern California Chapter Freedom of Information Committee [email protected] Californians Aware California News Publishers Association Electronic Frontier Foundation First Amendment Coalition League of Women Voters California Open Vallejo Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press San Diego Pro Chapter of the Society […]

    March 23, 2020