California Public Records Act

A Berkeley High School teacher resigned after sexual misconduct allegations against him were verified. Assemblymember Buffy Wicks is pursuing legal change.

The California State Legislature approved bill SB 16 on Sept. 2 to expand public availability to police misconduct records. 

Bridging the gap between state and local legislation, the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board discussed the latest in COVID-19 eviction policy and how it will impact residents for the remainder of 2020.

The documents released this week about Kayla Moore’s death in 2013 merely reminded Berkeley community members — once again — of the complete lack of power that police oversight commissions have.

The Berkeley City Council unanimously endorsed the retroactive release of police records under SB 1421 as requested by Berkeleyside and American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California in their recent lawsuit against the city of Berkeley, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

These Title IX investigations, which were obtained by The Daily Californian through a California Public Records Act, or CPRA, request, make up the second wave of UC Davis cases that have been revealed to the public. Earlier this year, UC Davis disclosed documentation of 14 other investigations of university SVSH policy violations.

This lawsuit comes amid a federal lawsuit against Harvard University, which is similarly accused of discriminating against Asian American students in its admissions practices.

Fourteen investigations involving UC Davis faculty and staff show that employees were found to have violated UC sexual violence and sexual harassment policy in the last two years.

Documents obtained through a California Public Records Act, or CPRA, request made by The Daily Californian uncovered multiple incidents of unwanted physical advances, requests and comments of a sexual nature by UCLA employees.

Fassett requested records on topics including UCPD’s requests for excess military equipment from federal agencies, the department's participation in Urban Shield, and any possible cooperation between the department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, according to court documents filed with the Alameda County Superior Court.