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    CPRA School Records

    Accessing School Title IX Report

    […] In your case, it looks as though the district has ignored both of your requests for records.  Sometimes it can be useful to try to identify the government legal counsel for the particular agency (often the city attorney or county counsel) and let that office know that your requests have been ignored. If you […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    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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    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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    CPRA

    Access to Incident Records

    Under the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6254(f), you are entitled to the names of all persons involved and witnesses other than confidential informants.  The name of the officer should be on the incident report.  If it is not, the agency should provide it to you. If the agency refuses to provide […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Access to appointment calendars

    You can request access to the Sheriff's calendar pursuant to both the California Public Records Act (CPRA), specifically Government Code section 6253(b), and "Proposition 59" which is actually part of the California Constitution (Article I, section 3(b) of the California Constitution, to be precise).Neither the CPRA nor Article I, section 3(b) of the Constitution […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    PRA request denied for correspondence related to reports

    […] has an obligation to assist you in making a focused request.  See Gov’t Code § 6253.1. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC 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. 

    September 7, 2016

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    Brown Act

    How to file a Brown Act complaint

    […] action to enforce the Brown Act may be entitled to recover attorneys' fees. The details of this enforcement procedure are set out in Section 54960.1 of the Government Code. (see Text of the Brown Act). Again, it is not necessary that an attorney file any court action, although if you reach this stage with […]

    August 6, 2011