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Santa Monica mayor kicks activist out of council meeting for alleged disruptive behavior

donal brown October 14, 2010

The Santa Monica mayor asked the police to remove an activist from the city council meeting after he refused to put down a sign saying the city had committed human rights violations. -db The Lookout News October 14, 2010 By Jonathan Friedman The City Council Chambers were briefly evacuated at Tuesday night’s council meeting while police officers removed activist Pro Se from the room. Mayor Bobby Shriver ordered the removal because Se refused to put

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Santa Clarita group using public records law to obtain answers on library takeover

donal brown October 14, 2010

A Santa Clarita group opposed to the takeover of three libraries now under the Los Angeles County system has asked a court to order the release of all documents related to the takeover. -db Santa Clarita Valley Signal October 14, 2010 By Natalie Everett A newly formed nonprofit aiming to keep Santa Clarita’s three libraries managed by the Los Angeles County library system is now asking for the court to order the release of any

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Libel suits against New York Times dwindle to zero

donal brown October 12, 2010

Up against Times v. Sullivan and the cost of a lawsuit of some duration, lawyers are reluctant to take up libel suits against national publications. -db ABA Journal October 1, 2010 By Ed Finkel During his 30 years as a lawyer for the New York Times Co., George Freeman says, the “Gray Lady” faced four to five new libel suits per year, on average, and has had maybe eight pending against it at any one

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Tulare: Vice mayor resigns to settle lawsuits over violations of open government laws

donal brown October 12, 2010

Members of the Tulare City Council admitted violations of California’s Public Records Act and the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, and the vice mayor resigned as part of the settlement of lawsuits filed against the city and two members of the council. -db Tulare Advance-Register October 11, 2010 By Staff Vice Mayor Phil Vandegrift stepped down from the Tulare City Council as part of a preliminary settlement agreement of three lawsuits levied against

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Southern California tribe alleges governing bodies committed open meeting violations

donal brown October 11, 2010

The Big Pine Tribe alleged that since the Inyo County-Los Angeles Standing Committee conducted business without a quorum of the L.A. City Council, the proceedings violated California’s open meeting act. -db The Inyo Register October 10, 2010 By Mike Gervais Members of the Big Pine Tribe are asking the Board of Supervisors and Los Angeles City Council to re-evaluate the way they do business. The Tribe logged an official complaint late last month claiming the

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