Legal Opinion
City of San Jose v. Superior Court of Santa Clara Cnty.
California Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 2017No. S218066PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCorrigan, J.
Here, we hold that when a city employee uses a personal account to communicate about the conduct of public business, the writings may be subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA or Act). 1 We overturn the contrary judgment of the Court of Appeal.
I. BACKGROUND
In June 2009, petitioner Ted Smith requested disclosure of 32 categories of public records from the City of San Jose, its redevelopment agency and the agency's executive director, along with certain other elected officials and their staffs. 2 The targeted documents concerned redevelopment efforts in downtown San…
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