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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
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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 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 11, 2018
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FAC News Press Release

EFF and ACLU Staffers Win 2017 FAC Award for Work on Public Access to Police Surveillance Records

The First Amendment Coalition is proud to announce the recipients of its 2017 Free Speech & Open Government Award are Jennifer Lynch and Dave Maass of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Peter Bibring of the American Civil Liberties Union-Southern California (ACLU), selected for their joint work to bring accountability and transparency to the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 27, 2017
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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
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CPRA

The CPRA and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance

[…] to use other means to contact like the Florida Gov Website footer which says: Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

June 14, 2009
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Is a recorded message on a voicemail considered private?

[…] expect that such messages will be recorded. For example, California's Eavesdropping Law, Cal. Penal Code section 632 makes it a crime to listen to or record by electronic means any "confidential communication" unless one one has the consent of all parties the the "confidential communication." The law defines "confidential communication" to mean: "any communication […]

January 9, 2013