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Sutter County: Supervisors forgive tax bill in closed session

donal brown August 10, 2009

An editorial in the Appeal Democrat criticizes the Sutter County Board of Supervisors for settling a disputed tax payment in the favor of the Fremont-Rideout Health Group in a closed session without required public disclosure. -DB Appeal Democrat Editorial August 8, 2009 Oh, Team Sutter, you’ve strayed again. Once again, the public’s right to know is secondary to your own need for secrecy. Luckily for the good people of Sutter County, they have someone on their

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Governor signs FAC-sponsored access bill

donal brown August 10, 2009

With encouragement from the California First Amendment Coalition, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 786 that limits the ability of state and local governmental agencies to win fee awards from citizens bringing lawsuits under the state’s open government laws -DB Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 768 on August 6 a measure vital to maintaining the ability of citizens to seek redress of open government violations by local and state agencies. The law provides that attorney’s

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California governor signs bill protecting citizens seeking open government

donal brown August 10, 2009

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger singed a bill limiting the ability of state and local public agencies to collect attorney’s fees under the anti-SLAPP law. -DB California Newspaper Publishers Association August 7, 2009 A barrier to citizen enforcement of the state’s public records and open meeting laws was eliminated yesterday when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 786 by Sen. LelandYee (D-San Francisco). Pushed by CNPA, the California First Amendment Coalition and Californians Aware, the new law limits the

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California one of few states requiring timely reporting of medical errors

donal brown August 10, 2009

After errors causing the deaths of two patients, in 2007 California passed tough laws backed by substantial fines requiring hospitals to promptly report serious medical errors. California is one of only five states with laws requiring public reporting of errors including the health facilities responsible. -DB San Francisco Chronicle August 9, 2009 By Lance Williams In the summer of 2005, a 12-year-old girl with pneumonia died at the Kaiser hospital in Santa Clara when nurses accidentally

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Clear Lake: Rare prosecution for Brown Act violation dropped

donal brown August 8, 2009

Saying that the remedies were civil, the Lake County district attorney dropped a misdemeanor charge of violating the Brown Act brought when a Clearlake City Council member allegedly violated the confidentiality of a closed session by discussing an evaluation of the city administrator. -DB Lake County News August 6, 2009 By Elizabeth Larson CLEARLAKE – The Lake County District Attorney’s Office is dropping a misdemeanor charge of violating the Brown Act against a Clearlake City

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