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    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing Police Reports on Investigations

    […] Act ("CPRA").  Under the CPRA, records in the possession of public entities are presumed to be public unless one of the Act's enumerated exceptions to disclosure applies. Government Code section 6254(f) sets forth the so-called "law enforcement" exemption, which allows law enforcement agencies (such as a city police department) to withhold, among other things, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing Police Reports

    […] and turned in a subpoena and turns out it was the wrong one. The office told me to either send a letter to invoke the Public Records Act or have a Subpoena Duces Tucem but I would also need to have a Notice to Consumer. Finally my question, would I get the information I […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    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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    […] of engaged and informed communities is essential to the health of our democracy – that the values expressed by the First Amendment provide a blueprint for an inclusive, equitable society and a responsive, accountable government. To that end, FAC educates, advocates and litigates to protect and promote government transparency and First Amendment protections for all.

    June 11, 2024

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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 […]

    February 3, 2026