California Supreme Court allows Tulare supervisors’ closed lunch meetings

The California Supreme Court denied the review of a case brought against the Tulare County Board of Supervisors for holding 30 plus lunchtime meetings behind closed doors.

Open government advocate State Senator Leland Yee immediately declared his intention to introduce a law to outlaw such meetings. The supervisors claimed the meetings were unofficial, for morale-building only. -db

From the California Newspaper Publishers Association, February 21, 2012.

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