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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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    Blog

    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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    Blog Cases

    Victory: California Appeal Court Orders Records Unsealed

    […] issued an important opinion affirming the public's right of access to court records. The Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles sided with FAC and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, finding that records in a civil case had been improperly hidden from the public. A unanimous three-judge panel cited the common law and constitutional […]

    April 15, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Can I access data on corporations audited by the state?

    […] audited and the time period of each audit" rather than just asking "Which corporations were audited and when?" That being said, if the records are in an electronic format such as a database, the Public Records act does require that the requested information be compiled and extracted from the electronic resource. Govt. Code section […]

    July 15, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Electronic Filing of Campaign Disclosure Data

    As you may know, under the California Public Records Act ("PRA"), Govt. Code section 6250 et seq., records in the possession of state or local public agencies are presumed to be public unless an exemption to disclosure applies.   Here, because the City discloses the street addresses at issue when a direct request is made, […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How does the CPRA deal with emails between elected officials

    Can email sent by a California Special District elected official to other directors or the district office concerning district business be subject to examination using the Public Records Act? Would it make a difference if he used his personal computer to send an email to another elected official?

    August 21, 2010

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    Press Rights

    Governor Brown decides fate of open-government bills

    […] to prisoners that has been passed by the legislature only to be vetoed by the governor. (Actually, four governors). SB 1002: Bill to require agencies to provide electronic records in an open, searchable format. Governor Brown vetoed this bill, introduced by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco). The bill’s original intent was to require agencies to […]

    October 12, 2012