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Morgan Hill: Citizen questions application of speaker cards in city council meetings

donal brown September 7, 2010

A mayoral candidate has complained that the Morgan Hill City Council’s public hearing policy lacks flexibility. The issue arose when the candidate tried to comment on an agenda item without having filled out a speaker card. -db Morgan Hill Times September 6, 2010 By Michael Moore The city council’s public hearing policy – which allows citizens to state their piece at the body’s meetings – might comply with state laws guaranteeing openness and a chance

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California assembly passes law restricting reckless driving paparazzi

donal brown September 2, 2010

A Deadline Hollywood columnist writes that notwithstanding the California legislature’s newly passed law imposing criminal penalties on paparazzi for driving recklessly, editors and the public are responsible for the excesses. -db Deadline Hollywood Commentary August 31, 2010 By Nikki Finke The California Assembly today passed AB 2479 by a margin of 43-13 to impose penalties of up to $5,000, with the possibility of jail time, for paparazzi who drive recklessly and endanger celebrities and the

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Florida: Losing politician sues newspapers for libel

donal brown September 2, 2010

After losing a hotly contested battle in the Democratic primary election for the U.S. Senate, a Florida businessman is preparing a lawsuit against the St. Petersburg Times and The Miami Herald charging they libeled him in reporting his business activities which cost him the election.  -db The New York Times August 31, 2010 By Jeremy W. Peters Jeff Greene, a Florida real estate developer who lost one of the year’s most bitter and closely watched

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Central valley: Hughson seats new city council members after finding of Brown Act violations

donal brown September 1, 2010

The small town of Hughson swore in three new city council members with feelings of elation and renewal after recalling three former council members that the Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury found had violated California’s open meeting law, Hughson’s Municipal Code and Fair Political Practices Regulations and Code. -db Turlock Journal August 31, 2010 By Maegan Martens After eight months of chaos in the small Valley town of Hughson, a sense of victory was evident

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Open-meeting violation alleged over Pomona schools parcel tax proposal

donal brown September 1, 2010

A citizen accused the Pomona Unified School District board of violating California’s open meeting law by holding discussions in closed sessions about a parcel tax proposed for the November ballot. The board’s attorney says the board acted properly in that all votes concerning the parcel tax were conducted in public. -db Contra Costa Times August 31, 2010 By Monica Rodriguez A San Dimas resident contends the Pomona Unified School District board violated the state’s open-meeting

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