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    CPRA Newsgathering School Records

    State university won’t disclose student cafeteria workers’ pay

    […] exempt the salary information that you are seeking, such as the FERPA, it may be that the university is justified in withholding those records.  Id. (" thus confirms that government payroll information—whether it be the salaries of active public employees or the gross pension amounts paid to retirees—is public information that cannot be kept confidential unless […]

    June 14, 2014

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    CPRA

    CPRA Exemptions for Drafts

    […] Little of the information was provided and was told that since the policy is in draft form, it would not be provided until it is completed. In actuality, this is supposedly ready to go to the Planning Commission in two weeks. This all seems like a delay tactic. Have read your answers about reports […]

    April 2, 2018

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    CPRA

    Are draft reports exempt under CPRA?

    […] agency in the ordinary course of business, if the public interest in withholding those records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure."Govt. Code Section 6454(a). Although some government personnel mistakenly believe that any "draft" document is automatically subject to this exemption, reading the text of the statute itself indicates that the exemption only applies […]

    February 17, 2011

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    First Amendment

    Ok for court reporter to transcribe mayor’s speech at private-sector event?

    […] meeting, or at the very least, prohibited from transcribing comments. However, there may be other circumstances that I am not aware of that suggest some sort of government sponsorship of this meeting that would require that a higher standard be met in order for transcription equipment to be excluded from the meeting. Even then, […]

    September 14, 2016

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    CPRA

    Can fees be charged for existing electronic/digital records?

    […] for a breakdown of the fees, and how such charges are supported. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries.  In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    August 30, 2016

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    CPRA

    Does the CPRA allow use of iPhone to photograph public records?

    […] However, no court of which I am aware has considered the issue. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    January 9, 2013

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    First Amendment Newsgathering

    City Won’t Add Us to E-mail List

    This is a tricky issue.  Once a government agency decides to release information or an official has chosen to speak to members of the media, it may be unconstitutional to exclude selected news organization or individual journalists from receiving the same information. In addition, differences in the manner in which the information is provided […]

    February 8, 2018

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    CPRA

    How to I get city to admit to under-reporting employee compensation?

    […] employees should generally be public.International Federation of Processional Engineers v. Superior Court, 42 Cal. 4th 319, 331 ("he 'broadly based and widely accepted community norm' applicable to government employee salary information is public disclosure"). However, it sounds like you may have obtained the information you requested and are instead considering what action you might […]

    October 22, 2010

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    Is it legal to profit by selling information from public records?

    […] "services" such as mapping, notification alerts, etc. whenever an offender moves in or out of a certain area . AlertID is the service utilized by many local governments and is integrated into their registry websites, but AlertID also apparently offers these services directly to the public. Not surprisingly these companies almost always use scare […]

    September 17, 2013