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CPRA

What’s the law regarding destruction of public records?

California has several statutes addressing document destruction/retention.With respect to city governments, Government Code Section 34090 requires that the city retain any record that is less than two years old: Unless otherwise provided by law, with the approval of the legislative body by resolution and the written consent of the city attorney, the head of […]

July 20, 2010
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CPRA

Records request regarding government contractors was denied on privacy grounds

[…] i and K. We are not asking for any personal information other than the names of the persons, amounts paid in a calendar year, branch of the government the payments were made from, and general description of the payment made for people or companies either working for, or contracting with the county/city. Somehow they […]

July 13, 2010
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CPRA

Unreasonable Fees for Access

[…] is not refunded if there are no records. The county attorney denied our claim for a refund based on the Public Records Act, saying the Supervisors set the fees and they were made into a county ordinance. Is a lawsuit the only relief we have to get the county to comply with the state law?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Time allotted for speaking at public meeting

[…] of the Oakland Public Schools, the State Administrator, Randolph Ward, has maintained the following rule for public comment. At a regular State Administrator and/or School Board Meeting, a member of the public is restricted to three minutes of public speech on all agenda and non-agenda items. Is this rule a violation of the Brown Act?

June 14, 2009
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Bagley-Keene Act CPRA

The California Bar and CPRA

Is the California Bar subject to the California Public Records Act or any similar open access law?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Quorums and the CPRA

Our agency facilitates a multi-agency Policy Council on Children & Youth which is also our county's Child Abuse Prevention Commission. This group is subject to the Brown Act. If our bylaws allowed it, could we legally allow members to submit a written proxy vote on specific agenda items when the member cannot be present? […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

City misses CPRA request deadlines “due to staff vacancies”?

My friend and I first requested financial records for two affordable housing projects receiving government subsidies on August 19. The City responded on August 27 informing us that due to staff vacancies they could not fulfill our request, and that they would provide a status update by October 1. On September 4, we responded to the […]

October 12, 2015
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CPRA FOIA Police Records

How do I appeal the denial of a CPRA request?

[…] wondering who do I write to so I can appeal the denial? Is there a way to file the request pursuant to the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)? I'm all the way in Chicago and don't have time to get to CA for something so simple. Can your office file on my behalf […]

May 15, 2012
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First Amendment

Free speech “cornered” in downtown park

[…] the downtown workers that I had to stand in a corner of the park away from the public. It has been a while since this but it is still going on. Protesting and public actions are being limited to this corner. I feel like the "corner"limits freedom of speech and is not right. Any advice?

April 27, 2010
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CPRA

Animal shelter won’t disclose contact info on local cat trapper

[…] City School Dist. v. Superior Court, 118 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1045 (2004). Additionally, the County may attempt to fit the public records under the "catch-all" exemption, Government Code § 6255, which is a broad, yet undefined, exemption that provides that a record may be withheld if, on the facts of the particular case, the […]

June 15, 2016