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The Alameda County Board of Education may have violated California’s open meeting law when it refused to hear public comments before a vote to conditionally renew a charter for the FAME Public Charter School. -DB Oakland Tribune January 17, 2010 By Linh Tat HAYWARD, Calif. — The president of the Alameda County Board of Education violated the state’s open meeting law when she refused to let members of the public speak before the board voted

The Turlock Journal editor calls the Turlock Parks, Recreation and Community Commission for what she says was “trampling the Brown Act,” California’s open government law, twice in a single meeting. -DB The Turlock Journal Commentary January 16, 2010 By Kristina Hacker Attention all local elected officials and members of public boards: You are responsible for knowing and adhering to the provisions in the Ralph M. Brown Act. If you are a member of a city

A former member of the Watsonville City Council and Planning Commission says that greater transparency is needed in expenditures and city contracts especially in legal and consulting services. -DB Register-Pajaronian Opinion January 16, 2010 By Emilio Martinez While walking the districts these past few weeks I had some long-term Watsonville residents use the word “corrupt” numerous times when talking about how severely Watsonville has deteriorated in the past 15 years. I don’t know about corruption,