Confidential communications between the District and its attorneys (Ev. Code Sec. 954). Records of documents covered by the attorney work product privilege, or any other judicially recognized privilege, including but not limited to, the deliberative process privilege (Government Code Section 6254(k), C.C.P.
Section 7922.600 - Assistance in creating request (a) When a member of the public requests to inspect a public record or obtain a copy of a public record, the public agency, in order to assist the member of the public make a focused and effective request that reasonably describes an identifiable record or records, ...
The Act provides for two types of access. One is a right to inspect public records: “Public records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of the state or local agency and every person has a right to inspect any public record, except as hereafter provided.”
Access to University Public Records The California Public Records Act (PRA) declares that access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in the State, that public records are open to inspection by every person except as provided in the PRA.
The California Public Records Act requires that governmental records be accessible to the public when requested, unless exempt by the law. Requests for identifiable, disclosable recordsmust be responded to within timeframes and promptly available for anyone who pays duplication costs or statutory fees.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that is not applicable to requests for records of a state agency. As a result, we construe requests made under FOIA as inquiries under the California Public Records Act, the law which is applicable to California state government agency records.