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    CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

    Police blotters and the CPRA

    […] days. I said okay, and went back to check the public records laws. Is it true that police blotters (or incident logs with all the basic information) must be made available daily or whenever we request to see them? I also noticed the descriptions on the blotters were nonexistent. There is only a phrase […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Outside City Lawsuit Settlements

    […] earlier this year about the City's obligation to make the settlement agreement public, under the Public Records Act ("PRA"), records in the possession of state and local government entities are presumed to be public unless one of the PRA's enumerated exemptions to disclosure applies.  See Cal Govt Code Section 6252.  I know of no […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Opening closed session agenda items by a city council

    […] question, depending on the particular situation. First, after a closed session, a city council is generally required to disclose certain information about that closed session and any action taken in closed session. What has to be publicly disclosed, and how quickly, depends on what the justification was for the closed session and what action, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Ways to Give

    "I want our publications to remember their special role in the community and continue the tradition of holding public bodies and officials accountable. That's why I turned to FAC's experts to lead our educational workshops on accessing records and goverment meetings."

    July 3, 2024

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    CPRA

    JPA/private company partnership and the CPRA?

    If a city formed a joint powers association with a private company, is this joint powers association subject the California Public Records Act? Can any member of the public get access to the records if the records are kept by the private company?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Counsel for a school board

    The California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq., would allow you to request a copy of the opinion, but it also probably permits the City to refuse to disclose it. Government Code section 6254(k) permits (but does not compel) a public agency to withhold "records, the disclosure of which is exempted […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    City’s stonewalling newspapers

    […] city attorney that I only want that business's information, and I do not want to create an "unfair competitive disadvantage" to that company, but that I am acting as a watchdog to make sure the city is collecting all its business taxes. I do not believe the city will be cooperative with this request […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Can airing a copyrighted news clip for critiquing constitute “fair use”?

    Your question is primarily governed by copyright law.  Although the Courts have indicated that the First Amendment may have some impact on the application of the Copyright Act to particular conduct, in general the First Amendment does not provide a defense to copyright infringement.The issue presented by your question is whether the use of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Are oral CPRA requests permitted?

    Under the California Public Records Act, Government Code § 6250 et seq., an oral request for records is permitted.  Government Code section 6253(a) provides that public records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of the state or local agency and every person has a right to inspect any public […]

    June 14, 2009