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    CPRA

    Obtaining Procedures Manual

    Government Code section 6254(f) of the Public Records Act contains an exemption for, among other things, the "security procedures" of any law enforcement agency, which would include the California Highway Patrol. It is not clear if the manual you want would be covered by this exemption.  In one case, the California Court of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Filing a Vacancy by Closed Session Appointment

    […] enough information regarding the general nature of the item for consideration. With respect to your second question, California's Public Records Act (PRA) governs the public's access to government records.  The Brown Act incorporates the mandates of the PRA through Government Code section 54957.5.  The PRA guarantees the public's right to inspect and obtain copies […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can An Agency Extend Response to a CPRA Request Up to Eight Weeks Due to Covid?

    […] seeks disclosable public records, the agency shall state the estimated date and time when the records will be made available.") In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some government agencies in California have stopped processing requests made under the CPRA. The First Amendment Coalition takes the position that there is no legal basis for that […]

    April 21, 2022

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    Brown Act

    School Board Voted In Secret to Pick New Superintendent

    […] subject matter does fall into one of the categories above, the public must still be given notice on the agenda.Under the safe harbor descriptions provided for in Government Code § 54954.5, if the matter relates to a specific public employee, i.e., a current employee who is being evaluated, or a vacant position that is […]

    December 10, 2018

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    CPRA

    How can I Access Information On a Parolee in California

    […] any law directly addressing the California Public Records Act and specific details within parole records (such as date of absconsion), the presumption is that records held by government agencies are subject to disclosure under the PRA unless some exemption applies. For information regarding arrestees, Police are required to release "[t]he full name and occupation of every […]

    January 20, 2021

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    CPRA

    How does one deal with CPRA Request Response Denying the Records As ‘Privileged’?

    Both the attorney-client privilege and the attorney work-product privilege are incorporated into the Public Records Act through Government Code§ 6254(k). In general, California law provides that confidential communications between a lawyer and his or her client are privileged and do not have to be disclosed. Evidence Code §§ 954-955. However, not everything that passes […]

    May 13, 2019

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    CPRA Police Records

    I Am The Victim of A Crime. Does the CPRA Allow Me Access Police Reports on the Incident?

    I am sorry to hear that you were the victim of a crime.  Unfortunately, police investigatory records are exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act under Government Code § 6254(f), which exempts "[r]records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or records of intelligence information or security procedures…or security files compiled by any other state […]

    January 9, 2020

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    First Amendment Social Media

    Local School Board President Banning Parents From Commenting On School’s Official Facebook Page

    […] them for blocking citizens and they have been forced to reverse the action on various social media platforms because they were violating the citizens' First Amendment right to comment on actions taken by government officials. Could you please let us know if we have recourse for this apparently unlawful action by the school board member?

    September 17, 2021

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    What the Brown Act Rules on a Postponing Public Meeting?

    […] that would amount to a First Amendment violation is a little more nuanced and fact specific. Some background on the First Amendment and how it applies to government employees might be helpful to understanding what your rights might be in this situation. The First Amendment, with some exceptions, generally prevents the government from limiting […]

    December 13, 2018

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    How Trump’s War on Free Speech Threatens the Republic

    […] subpoenaed and seized phone records from more than 100 Associated Press reporters, potentially in violation of the department’s own policies. Thanks to the rampant over classification of government documents, Obama’s pursuit of whistleblowers meant that even relatively mundane disclosures could have serious, even criminal, consequences for the leaker. Under Obama, McClatchy noted in 2013, […]

    June 6, 2017