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    Can a city assert a copyright claim to a public document?

    […] a copyright claim to a public document, in this case a short documentary produced by its cable access television department? I’m being told no, in California a government entity cannot assert a copyright claim to this video produced at taxpayer expense without the express authorization of the legislature (County of Santa Clara v. Superior […]

    June 8, 2012

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    CPRA

    How to requests public documents from San Francisco Airport

    I've been having a really hard time understanding how to send a freedom of information act requests to the San Francisco Airport. A web search gave me nothing, except for something about a "Sunshine Ordinance" though I can see that California has a Freedom of Information law in place. Can you help me understand […]

    May 11, 2018

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    CPRA

    Request for councilmembers salaries not granted

    […] to be made public. See International Federation of Processional Engineers v. Superior Court, 42 Cal. 4th 319, 331 ("[t]he 'broadly based and widely accepted community norm[]'applicable to government employee salary information is public disclosure"). Thus, it is likely that the information that you are seeking -- salaries and benefits of city council members -- […]

    October 13, 2010

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Planning Commissions, Confidential Complaints, and the CPRA

    […] made to a Planning Commission. We are not aware of any requirement, in the Brown Act or otherwise, that specifically speaks to whether a particular Planning Commissioner must step down when the Commission is hearing a complaint made by that Commissioner.  However, it may be that the city or the agency itself has rules […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Personnel Files

    […] public's right to know." (Bakersfield City School District v. Superior Court of Kern County, 118 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1045 (2004)). Also note that with respect to government employee's resumes, in 1982 the Court of Appeal upheld an order that an agency disclose "such portions of [a particular employee's] personnel file as are necessary […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Local Agencies’ Request for Qualifications Bids

    […] for Request for Qualifications Bids/responses to be available for the public to review? Can we use legislation in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain developers' responses to an RFQ? The agency is a local government redevelopment agency that has put out an RFQ to developers for the development of the old Army Base.

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    How to cure and correct an improper action

    […] transmissions between a majority of its members prior to its meeting this week, of which I have copies. The City Attorney found out what was happening and told them to stop it since they were violating the Brown Act, but the meeting went forward anyway. How do we best proceed to get their decision undone?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Government Employee Benefits Records

    As a part of freedom of information act, government employees [names & amounts posted] receive their salaries and benefits which are sourced from funds that were generated from the tax base (tax-paying public). I want to know names and amounts of financial benefits (social services/housing) that each person in Santa Clara County receives, as […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Court Records CPRA Newsgathering

    Destruction of Council Office Files

    […] "purging" of documents by an outgoing city councilmember.  Unfortunately, it is not always clear what destruction of records is permissible under California law. Section 34090 of the Government Code provides for the lawful destruction of city records in certain circumstances: Unless otherwise provided by law, with the approval of the legislative body by resolution […]

    June 14, 2009