73 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 1 Disclosure Requirements for Closed Sessions on Real Estate Purchases (1990)

Office of the Attorney General State of California 73 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 1 Opinion No. 89-903 January 9, 1990 THE HONORABLE JAMES P. FOX DISTRICT ATTORNEY COUNTY OF SAN MATEO THE HONORABLE JAMES P. FOX, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, has requested an opinion on the following question: Would the adoption by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District of a resolution listing all parcels of real property larger than twenty acres within its

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75 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 14 Local Board Can Use Closed Session to Discuss Litigation Settlement (1992)

Office of the Attorney General State of California 75 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 14 Opinion No. 91-803 February 5, 1992 THE HONORABLE MICHAEL D. BRADBURY DISTRICT ATTORNEY VENTURA COUNTY THE HONORABLE MICHAEL D. BRADBURY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, VENTURA COUNTY, has requested an opinion on the following question May a local agency such as a county board of supervisors use the “pending litigation” exception of the Ralph M. Brown Act to go into closed session to deliberate

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75 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 263 Citizen Task Force Not Subject to Opem Meetings Law (1992)

Office of the Attorney General State of California 75 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 263 Opinion No. 92-804 November 12, 1992 THE HONORABLE JOHN R. LEWIS MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA SENATE THE HONORABLE JOHN R. LEWIS, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: Are the meetings of a task force comprised of private citizens appointed by the State Insurance Commissioner to render advice on public policy issues, which operates under

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75 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 89 Local Boards May Place Time Limit on Speech for Specific Agenda Item (1992)

CA-AG (California Attorney General Opinions) 75 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 89 Office of the Attorney General State of California Opinion No. 92-212 May 7, 1992 THE HONORABLE PATRICK JOHNSTON MEMBER, CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE THE HONORABLE PATRICK JOHNSTON, MEMBER, CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: May the legislative body of a local public agency limit public testimony on particular issues at its meetings to five minutes or less for each individual

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79 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 58 Rules for Media Access to Schools (1996)

Office of the Attorney General State of California 79 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 58 Opinion No. 95-509 June 10, 1996 THE HONORABLE CATHIE WRIGHT MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE THE HONORABLE CATHIE WRIGHT, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May school administrators require members of the news media to (1) register their presence on campus, (2) comply with other conditions for interviewing students, observing an

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