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Accessing Termination of Employment Records

1) My former employer violated my privacy by releasing reasons why I was terminated to the public which was different from the reason that he has given me in writing. 2) I recently asked for copies of my emails pursuant to public records act and the City denied me them. .

June 14, 2009
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Accessing personal information in police reports

[…] a case called Williams v. Superior Court, decided that police departments do not have to provide actual copies of complaints, but under the Public Records Act ( Government Code section 6254(f)) must make available the following information in those complaints (unless doing so would endanger the successful completion of an investigation or the safety […]

June 14, 2009
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Accessing Government Phone Records

[…] and desk phone records of elected officials are available for review by citizens/news organizations, etc. and that privilege can not be invoked by a municipality or local government to redact the incoming and outgoing phone numbers from those records. Is that correct? If so - where has this been done before? Other than the […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA School Records

Accessing a public employee’s resume

[…] conducted an investigation and concluded the employee was guilty. We heard rumors that the employee was disciplined by the university. My questions are: 1. Is the disciplinary action on the employee by the university public record? 2. Is the employee's resume public record? 3. Is the conclusion of chancellor's investigation public record? If so, […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Access to transcripts of 911 calls

[…] Records Act affirmatively requires police agencies to provide the public with "the substance" of "all requests for assistance," including all of the "factual circumstances surrounding the incident." Government Code section 6254(f)(2). Often, the best way for a department to comply with this statutory obligation is to release the 911 tape, and you might want […]

June 14, 2009
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Access to names of applicants to official positions

[…] are only asking for the names. Disclosure of the names alone will not have any deterrent effect. If it does, these people have no place applying for government positions. Second, Proposition 59, passed last November, was designed to reverse those two cases I just mentioned. You can download the language of the proposition and […]

June 14, 2009
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Access to coroner’s report

I am unaware of any provision of the Government Code relating to coroners and coroners’ records that makes a coroner’s report confidential or precludes public disclosure of the coroner’s records, with the exception of limitations imposed on the disclosure of privileged communications of a decedent obtained by subpoena. Cal. Gov’t Code § 27491.8. Because […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Access to Coroner’s Files

It may be that you are entitled to certain records related to the issues you raised with the coroner's office under California's Public Records Act. This Act, Govt. Code Section 6260, et seq., provides that "[p]ublic records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of the state or local agency […]

June 14, 2009
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Acceptable fees for public records

[…] of the District, The County tells me the District will be charged for the time it takes to provide the information. The request is for 10 pages or less of information. I have offered to pay for the actual copying. I was told the District would be billed 75.00+ for staff time. Is this allowed?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA School Records

Request for candidate’s college degree requires authorization?

[…] and pay the required fee $10.00. You will also need to present an authorization letter with signature from the [former student whose records you request]. The letter must contain the following information: Complete name SSN or CWID Where you want the degree or enrollment verification sent to. Please note it is one or the […]

February 5, 2011