Cognitive Security · Paper · 2026

California Public Records: A Technical and Legal Reference for the Post-AB 473 Era

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Citation KeyFriedman2026CaliforniaPublicRecordsTechnical173
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DOI10.5281/zenodo.20789899
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Overview

Extracted from the local paper documentation when available.

A technical and legal reference to California public-records ecosystem, anchored by the CPRA recodified by AB 473.

California Public Records Actopen dataCKANSocrataArcGIScognitive securitycivic technology

Use Notes

Concise findings and methods pulled from README/SKILL documentation.

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

Citation

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Friedman, Daniel Ari. 2026. California Public Records: A Technical and Legal Reference for the Post-AB 473 Era. Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20789899. URL: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20789899.

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