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#public-records

SF residents still don't know what happened on that phone call where Mayor Lurie talked Donald Trump out of sending federal troops into SF, and a panel of SF's Sunshine Ordinance Task Force says Lurie is breaking the law. It is almost certainly the greatest political win of SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's nearly one year in office that he with an assist from a couple billionaires somehow talked Donald Trump out of sending federal troops to SF in a mysterious phone call the night of October 22.

Mayor Daniel Lurie's office has violated California public-records law by refusing to release information about the mayor's October call with President Donald Trump, a committee of city public-records commissioners ruled on Tuesday. The pivotal conversation between the two men preceded the president cancelling a planned "surge" of immigration agents to the Bay Area. A three-person committee of the city's Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, the body responsible for compliance with the city's public-records law, said Tuesday that Lurie's office had broken the California Public Records Act by claiming records related to the Oct. 22 call, including any logs, transcripts, and notes, are exempt under "attorney-client privilege."

As the stated deadline to sign the "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" arrived Friday, multiple universities have already rejected the deal while only a few institutions have expressed interest. But among the public universities that were either formally invited to sign the compact or that participated in a call with the White House to provide feedback on higher education issues, none are willing to discuss their deliberations about the proposal or interactions with federal officials.

When the National Women's Soccer League settled with three separate attorneys general earlier this year-following investigations by all three into the league's years of failure to prevent or adequately respond to player reports of harassment and sexual misconduct-the agreement came with several requirements. One was that the league would pay $5 million to players who were abused. Another was a mandate for the league to submit regular reports to the three AGs about what it was doing to keep the abuse from happening again,

The article delves into the topic of uncovering the history of one's home, particularly focusing on whether someone has died in the house. While some states have requirements for disclosing deaths in a property sale, the impact of such information on property value can vary. The article suggests various avenues for researching a property's past, from public records to asking neighbors and using online services.

Ever since the county of Los Angeles purchased one of downtown L.A.'s tallest skyscrapers, questions have mounted over whether the building could be vulnerable to major damage in the event of a massive earthquake. County officials agreed to study the matter. But officials are now refusing to disclose a preliminary report that could shed light on the seismic safety question of whether the county should embark on costly retrofits to make it more reliable after a big earthquake.

47652 Papago Street Google Street View A house in the 47600 block of Papago Street in Fremont has a new owner. The 1,495-square-foot property, built in 1976, was sold on June 24, 2025 for $1,890,000 which represents a price per square foot of $1,264. The layout of this house includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The lot of the unit covers a substantial area of 6,133 square feet.

The settlement ends a months-long California public records lawsuit with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.

These are public records requests. I don't know why this should be vague or ambiguous...You get things in exchange for what feels like a reasonable level of transparency.

The layoffs decimated the workforce that processes FOIA requests across FDA centers overseeing vaccines, drugs, tobacco, medical devices, and food, leading to significant operational disruptions.