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A&A: City Council dispursed funds without allowing comment by groups they shortchanged

FAC February 15, 2012

Q: The city council was previously instructed to fairly distribute funds to all domestic violence shelters in L.A.  Members decided to give the majority of the funds to just two of the thirteen shelters and wouldn’t take comments from the 11 shelters that were shortchanged. Our agency in fact serves more people than the two receiving the most funding. How is that fair and how is that legal?  How can we fight for the funds

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A&A: Accessing police records on frequent use or misuse of helicopters hovering above my neighborhood

FAC February 14, 2012

Q: I am writing to inquire what I can do to obtain a Los Angeles police report. Their website reports are only disclosed to the victims, and references Section 6254 of the Government Code (para. f) which seems to support their limited release. I’m requesting the documents to investigate the use, or misuse, of helicopters in our neighborhood. The latest example was last night, at 4AM, circling low over our neighborhood for nearly an hour.

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A&A: School Site Council tactics intimidate parents, public

FAC February 3, 2012

Q: I am interested in a possible cause of action arising from events at a meeting of the high school Site Council, at which public comment was cut off by the chair.  The individual was repeatedly ruled “out of order.” The person was then ordered out of the meeting and, when he failed to comply, an armed police officer was summoned. The officer, however, determined that situation was not a police matter and refused to

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A&A: What is the Brown Act statute of limitations?

FAC February 2, 2012

Q:  I was fired a year ago, but I am only now reading that the board violated the Brown Act by not disclosing that my position would be discussed in closed session — 54957. (2) is the violation. I see from your A&A section that there is only only a 90-day window of opportunity to submit a Cure & Correct letter, but I do not see that spelled out in the Brown Act itself. Where

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A&A: Does the Brown Act allow closed sessions to appoint legal firm?

FAC January 31, 2012

Q: Our local water district board is appointing new general counsel. They have agendized this in a special meeting, allowing each prospect to give a presentation on their firm in open session. After each presentation, the board went into closed session pursuant to GC 54957(b)(1), ”Public Employee Appointment: General Counsel.” I have never seen this done before. Can a legislative body refer to General Counsel as a ”Public Employee” and use this GC as safe

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