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name: "California Public Records: A Technical and Legal Reference for the Post-AB 473 Era"
description: "A technical and legal reference to California public-records ecosystem, anchored by the CPRA recodified by AB 473."
tags: ["california-public-records-act", "open-data", "ckan", "socrata", "arcgis", "cognitive-security", "civic-technology"]
domain: "Cognitive Security"
citation: "Daniel Ari Friedman (2026). *California Public Records: A Technical and Legal Reference for the Post-AB 473 Era*. Cognitive Security."
doi: "10.5281/zenodo.20789899"
artifact_doi: "10.5281/zenodo.20789916"
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# California Public Records: A Technical and Legal Reference for the Post-AB 473 Era

**Daniel Ari Friedman** (2026) · Cognitive Security

## Context

This work addresses topics in **Cognitive Security**: California Public Records Act, open data, CKAN, Socrata.

## Methods

Primary methods and techniques applied in this work:

- California Public Records Act (CPRA) legal analysis
- Open-data portal integration (CKAN/Socrata/ArcGIS)
- Government transparency framework evaluation

## Key Findings

Core contributions and results:

- California's AB 473 recodification of CPRA to Government Code §§ 7920.000 et seq. creates new technical access surfaces for public records
- CKAN, Socrata, and ArcGIS API ecosystems form the operational backbone of California open-data infrastructure
- Exemption rules constrain automated access and require domain-specific mitigation strategies for civic technology

## Related Works

- [2020_EmergentTeams](../2020_EmergentTeams/)
- [2020_FacilitatorsCatechism](../2020_FacilitatorsCatechism/)
- [2020_GreatPreset](../2020_GreatPreset/)

## Validation

Verification points for this work:

- Canonical DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20789899
- PDF SHA-256: See zenodo_record
- Pairing confidence: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-06-21T00:00:00Z
- Artifact DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20789916

## Prerequisites

- Familiarity with California Public Records Act, open data, CKAN
- Background in Cognitive Security fundamentals
- Access to source repository: N/A

## Instructions

When working with this paper:

1. Reference the DOI for citation: `10.5281/zenodo.20789899`
2. Apply methods listed in the Methods section for related analysis.
3. Validate findings against the original PDF and metadata.