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About Me

Policy Hawks: Influencing Good Government Through Public Records & Comparative Data

Dean Getz began his career with a cost accounting consulting firm for local government agencies, focused on driving financial efficiency. Recognizing a greater need for persistent solutions, his firm strategically evolved to provide innovative software solutions for local government. Dean’s core belief is that the public sector can vastly improve by identifying and adopting the best successful strategies from peer agencies, a mission he now champions through his technology.

Vision

Inspiring Better Government Through Data-Driven Accountability

Mission

Press COVERAGE & Features

Recognized Public Records Influence

California Court of Appeal Orders County to Produce 42,000 Withheld Emails

November 2021

Getz v. Superior Court of El Dorado County

November 2021

California Court of Appeal Restricts Public Agencies’ Ability to Reject Overly Burdensome Public Records Act Requests

January 2022

County Ordered To Produce 42,582 Emails Spanning Six Years

January 2022

County Must Turn Over 42,852 Emails Sought Under PRA

November 2021

How Unduly Burdensome is Unduly Burdensome?

February 2022