California Public Records Act Archives

California Bills with Public’s Right of Access Disclaimers

February 20, 2022 12:22 pmFebruary 20, 2022 8:25 am

Have you ever read a bill and found a section at the end of the bill discussing the public’s right of access being limited by the bill? The following is an example from a recently-introduced bill in the California Legislature:...

New Lawsuits Against Alameda Co. and LA Mayor for Violating CA Public Records Law

September 29, 2020 7:54 amSeptember 29, 2020 7:58 am

Two lawsuits were recently filed against the City of Los Angeles and Alameda County for violating California Public Record Act requests demanding copies of the scientific research, data, analysis and other correspondence that gave rise to the closing of schools,...

Complaint Alleges State HR Office Declined Information Requests to Shield Unions

May 14, 2020 7:15 am

A complaint filed on May 12 against California’s Department of Human Resources seeks to establish whether the agency works for the state residents and taxpayers, or for the powerful labor unions that control most of California’s public employees. Filed in...

California Government is the Reason for California’s Housing Shortage

March 5, 2020 9:15 amMarch 6, 2020 8:40 am

The homebuilder Lennar has new affordable homes for sale in San Antonio, Texas with nine different floor plans to choose from at a variety of price points – starting in the $130,000s. In California, permits and development fees often total...

Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin Proposes Law to Authorize Withholding Autopsy Reports From Public Disclosure

February 28, 2020 3:01 pm

A state lawmaker has proposed a measure that would allow law enforcement agencies to withhold autopsy reports from public disclosure. Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks), introduced Assembly Bill 2372 earlier this month at the request of authorities in Ventura County...

New Legislation Would Carve Out Additional Exemptions for Information from California Open Records Laws

February 24, 2020 12:53 pm

Last year, the California Public Records Act was amended more than three dozen times through numerous legislative bills. New bills introduced this month would carve out additional exemptions for information currently considered public under the state’s open records law....

CA Gov. Newsom Gives OK for State, Local Agencies to Destroy Emails

October 17, 2019 5:36 pmOctober 17, 2019 5:43 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a measure last weekend that would have required local governments to preserve copies of email records for disclosure under the state’s public records law. The measure, Assembly Bill 1184, would have required local and state...