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Sacramento Television Stations, Inc. v. Superior Court

[…] by disclosing only snippets of critical incident recordings or justify withholding the recordings by merely asserting an investigation is active, A.B. 748’s mandate of transparency would be eviscerated. The brief is joined by Californians Aware, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, The McClatchy Company, LLC, and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
January 11, 2025
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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 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 15, 2013
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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 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 6, 2018
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Bench-Bar-Media Committee proposals for greater media access

[…] would allow greater transparency in the process, the report says. The committee acknowledges, however, that there is a balancing act between the public’s desire to use personal electronic devices while in court and the court’s duty to protect the integrity of proceedings, as new technological devices continue to develop. Gag Orders The report recommends […]

September 23, 2010
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Brown Act CPRA

Request denied for fire district celebration guest list

[…] records in their possession, as opposed to compiling information to answer a specific question. However, if the information related to the dinner attendees was maintained in an electronic database, and the association is indeed subject to the Public Records Act, then it may be that under Gov’t Code section 6253.9, the association would be […]

August 16, 2013
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CPRA

Unreasonable Fees for Access

The county keeps a database of records that are computer printouts of companies who have valid permits, and these lists used by their staff daily. They are not custom made for the public, and other counties post these lists on their website at no charge. In addition, the County requires a written request and […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Can fees be charged for existing electronic/digital records?

[…] Group sent me an invoice in regards to my PRA request for copies of their three existing contracts with Cal Fire. These records already exist in an electronic/ digital format. There is no reason to charge me a fee for them to be delivered to me via email. They just have to be uploaded […]

August 30, 2016
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CPRA

Does an email search qualify as “data compilation” under CPRA?

[…] two specific situations, i.e.: (1) In order to comply with the provisions of subdivision (a), the public agency would be required to produce a copy of an electronic record and the record is one that is produced only at otherwise regularly scheduled intervals. (2) The request would require data compilation, extraction, or programming to […]

April 25, 2016
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CPRA

Can I Obtain A Copy of A Zoning Complaint Filed Against Me?

[…] compel a written response.Written CPRA requests are fairly straightforward but typically ask for categories of records that include, but are not limited to, correspondence, emails, notes, memorandums, electronic records, etc. After the request is received, the agency will have 10 days to respond to the request, though it may claim an additional 14 days under […]

August 11, 2020
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The Bryan Carmody Story In-Depth

[…] try to batter down his front gate. Guns drawn, officers placed Carmody in handcuffs for hours while they raided his home and office, seizing a trove of electronic devices and other materials. The raid, part of an investigation into the leak of a police report on the death of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff […]

September 3, 2019