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911 transcripts

[…] paper and electronic documents collected, owned, or maintained by a state or local agency is a public record for the purposes of the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq., and is available for public inspection and copying unless one of the Act's exemptions applies. If you have not already made […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Videotaped of open meeting and reproduction

The Brown Act, in Government Code section 54953.5, only requires that the board make the tape available for "inspection" in its offices without charge on a tape recorded provided by the board. It does not say anything about obtaining a copy of the tape. However, the section also says that the tape shall be […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

University of California Press

I am a journalist working on a book about a cult that was active in southern California in the 90s. As part of my research, I am trying to obtain records from the University of California Press about a book they published. My hope is to obtain the minutes of the editorial committee meeting […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Boating Accidents and the CPRA

Under the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq., records maintained by public agencies are presumptively available for public inspection and copying unless one of the Act's exemptions applies. In this case, the Sheriff's department is probably relying on section 6254(f), which exempts "records of investigations" as well as "investigatory files." […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Limitation On Public Comments At City Council Meeting

If a city council establishes a protocol whereby the mayor may unilaterally decide to limit public comments on a topic to no more than 45 minutes, thereby preventing people present who wish to make public comments from speaking, is that compliant with the Brown Act?

March 3, 2020
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CPRA

Report Request Denied Citing ‘Attorney Work Product, Official Info and Deliberative Process Privilege’

[…] disclosure to the public by the attorney work-product privilege (Code of Civil Procedure §2018.030), the official information privilege (Evidence Code §1040), and the deliberative process privilege ( Government Code §6255; Times Mirror Co. v. Superior Court (1991) 53 Cal.3d 1325)." I'd like to get some guidance on this. Would such a report actually fall […]

November 27, 2018
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Press and Advocacy Groups Demand Private Corrections Giant GEO Group to Unseal Court Records, Footage of Abuse in Notorious Adelanto Immigration Facility

[…] at Adelanto. GEO’s attempts to silence them and manipulate our legal system violate the First Amendment." "Geo Group has been lavished with billions of dollars' worth of government contracts and yet has resisted even the slightest attempts at transparency and scrutiny," said Kevin Flores of The Southlander. "Given the corporation’s track record of violating […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 3, 2026
Handbooks

Reporter’s Field Guide: Election Day Access

[…] voter to cast a private ballot free from undue influence with the need for a transparent process that builds and maintains trust in the system. This balancing act takes center stage on and around Election Day, when the law allows for observation of voting and vote counting processes while restricting some activities near and […]

October 19, 2025
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Public Meetings

FAC Requests Veto of SB 470, a Bagley-Keene Act Bill

[…] organizations requested a veto of SB 470, a bill that weakens the Bagley-Keene Act's public meetings protections. It extends provisions that allow officials who serve on state bodies and boards to participate in public meetings from undisclosed, remote locations, without a specific need or justification, despite existing teleconferencing flexibility that provide guardrails for the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 2, 2025
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First Amendment

Can a school limit a teacher’s speech?

[…] condition public employment on a basis that infringes the employee’s constitutionally protected interest in freedom of expression.’" Garcetti, 547 U.S. at 413. However, "[w]hen a citizen enters government service, the citizen by necessity must accept certain limitations on his or her freedom." Garcetti, 547 U.S. at 418. Typically, whether a government employee’s speech receives […]

April 1, 2025