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Non-English Speaking Participants at City Council Meetings Q: In my immediate neighborhood are several non-english speaking neighbors. Recently, some of my neighbors have shared their frustration at not being able to participate in City Council Meetings, either because of the language barrier or because they have to be at work at the same times meetings are held. If my neighbors write letters in Spanish, am I allowed to read and translate these letters for the

Application of the Brown Act to Volunteer Fire Companies Q: I am a member of a volunteer fire company and our tax status is a 501c4. Our tax return is part of the Public Records Act, but are the rest of our records part of the same Act? We believe that we are not part of the Brown Act because none of our members are on the Fire Dept. Board or visa versa. We are