I leave it to my savvy readers to draw their own conclusions about Humboldt County's responses and delays regarding my PRA request about First District Supervisor Rex Bohn

 

I put in a PRA request on 11/4/25, the same day Humboldt County First District Supervisor Rex Bohn said he was being investigated during a Board of Supervors meeting which I was covering live and in person. No other local media has reported on it; even mentioned it.

In all the years, I have covered Humboldt County, sent in PRA requests locally, they have been answered within the deadline required. Recently, Humboldt County even responded earlier than needed to my PRA request about Second District Supervisor Michelle Bushnell and my PRA request about why I was unsubscribed. Most people read my blog regularly and daily. The first red flag was the response to my PRA request about being unsubscribed. I left it alone. I have way more important things to do right now and am too busy to deal with the County or their lawyers who get paid by the taxpayers.

Not only did the County drag and respond to me on November 17, they have delayed it twice, the second response sent on November 21. I have spoken to a few lawyers. I will post one response by one lawyer.

"The CPRA requires the agency to respond to a request for records within 10 days from receipt of the request. Gov. Code §7922.535. This 10 day response is not a deadline for providing access to the records, but the deadline for the agency to notify the requesting party about its determination of whether it has the requested records, and if they will be disclosed. The agency can extend the 10-day response period for an additional 14 days if there is a need for more time to search and collect the records from separate facilities, to search for voluminous records, to consult with another interested agency or department, or to compile electronic records. Gov. Code §7922.535(b) (see Gov. Code link above). The CPRA does not provide a precise deadline for providing access to records. It states that the agency shall make the records "promptly available." Gov. Code §7922.530(a)."

Another attorney sent me this response.

"The PRA lets them create a single 14 day extension for a "determination" as to whether responsive records exist.  They then have to produce them promptly; however, delays on the production do not qualify as formal extensions.  Generally speaking, delays of weeks on that side are ok, delays of months or years aren't usually prompt unless there are a ton of records / it is a large request. "

I will leave it to the readers to draw their own conclusions about the delay in responding to my request about Rex.

Third delay by the County, once again sent to me towards the end of the day.