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    CPRA

    Government agency refusal of email records

    I was refused access to government emails and correspondence because the records were determined to be exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act (recognized under the public interest balancing exemption provided by Government Code section 6255). Does this also refuse my right to access the time and date of the email correspondence?

    April 12, 2016

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    CPRA

    Covered CA contracts exempt from PRA

    […] exchange are exempt from PRA. Seems like some shady stuff is going on there. Here's their legal response: We cannot release the proposal or the scorecards, as they are exempt from disclosure under California Government Code 100508. We can release the final contract, if you would like. Please let us know what we can do.

    June 2, 2016

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    CPRA

    Can An Agency Charge Fees for Inspecting Public Records?

    I am inquiring whether agencies can charge you to inspect emails or get copies of emails based on Government Code section 6253.9(b)?  Are they allowed to use rule of cost to construct a record, and the cost of programming and computer services necessary to produce a copy of the record, for the charging of […]

    February 26, 2018

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    CPRA

    Are the applications for state professional licenses public?

    I am a researcher for a state government agency.  For a current project, I hoped to access the applications for state professional licenses submitted by engineers. I say the records are public. Our lawyer said no.  Help!

    August 16, 2011

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    First Amendment

    Controversial art in public spaces

    […] of the art pieces constitutes a violation of the artist's First Amendment rights, we can give you a general framework for analyzing regulation of speech activity on government property. The United States Supreme Court in Perry Education Assn. v. Perry Local Educators' Assn., 460 U.S. 37 (1983), announced a three-part framework for determining how […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Private information in the public record

    […] to privacy, some general information about the interplay between the Public Records Act and privacy rights may be helpful to you. Under the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq. (PRA), records in the possession of public entities are presumed to be public unless one of the Act's enumerated exceptions to […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act Rules for Non-Profits

    Under Government Code section 54952(c), the governing body of a non-profit organization would be subject to the Brown Act under either of two circumstances: 1.  The nonprofit is created by an elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be delegated by the elected governing body; - OR - 2.  The […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act and Homeowners Associations

    […] is in fact subject to the Brown Act. With respect to private entities, the Brown Act applies only under the following (somewhat narrow) circumstances set forth in Government Code section 54952(c): If the entity (A) was created by an elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be delegated by that […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Is the list of employees taking voluntary buyouts a public document?

    […] are leased to private companies, which operate the hospitals and employ doctors, nurses and other staff. Even these privately run hospitals may be subject to the PRA. Government Code section 6252(a) specifically provides that the Act applies to "entities that are legislative bodies of a local agency pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of […]

    August 27, 2010

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    CPRA Police Records

    Writer denied access to coroner’s report on 1947 Black Dahlia case

    […] is a public agency, you can also try requesting the records directly from the museum. The CPRA applies to nearly all information held by state or local government agencies.  The CPRA applies to all local agencies, as well as legislative bodies subject to the Brown Act.  Gov’t Code § 6252(a), which incorporates Gov’t Code […]

    June 10, 2015