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Q: Thank you for your helpful website. I used your Cure & Correct demand template to submit a Cure & Correct letter to the Board of Trustees and the attorney representing our school district. My letter was sent on April 10, 2013, and it referenced several Brown Act violations related to a School Board meeting on March 12, 2013 where the decision was made to release me from my position without cause. The attorney responded

Q: Our city has been trying to build a power plant. The 5-year CEC permit is about to expire. Can the City keep secret the development map and property owners names on the building extension petition? The petition for another 5-year extension was filed with the CEC before the Council ”formally” voted its support. Isn’t it suppose to be approved by vote and then filed? A: The Brown Act governs the extent to which the

Q: Our local fire district is a special independent district with the governing board elected by the populace. It is a 5 member board. There are no term limits and several board members have run unopposed for many years. This Board is supposed to provide oversight over the actions of the Fire Chief. Recently members of the community have become aware of what we suspect is grave financial mismanagement by the Board and Fire Chief.

Q: In many California Counties’ Mental/Behavioral Health Departments brag they employ individuals with ”lived experience” of mental illness. The claim is that these individuals bring an important perspective and enrich the workplace. Further, MH Departments claim this ”lived experience” is an added qualification to work in the mental health field. Some Counties, state ”we have individuals with ’lived experience,’” but refuse to disclose who those individuals are. Mental Health Advocates, such as myself, are very

Q: A group of citizens is opposing the City Council’s 3/2 vote to allow two digital billboards on city property. Citizens submitted a PRA request for any legal analysis of the proposal. The City Attorney replied the legal analysis is attorney client privileged communication and is therefore a CPRA exemption. However, City Attorney also stated the document has not been the subject of an open or closed session of City Council. Can City Attorney distribute