Texting daughter in town council meeting a violation of Brown Act?
When a Calistogan city council member tried to secretly text his 10-year-old daughter good night, a fellow council member accused him of violating state open meeting laws. –DB Weekly Calistogan March 9, 2009 By Jesse Duarte Political fireworks erupted in a confrontation between two members of the Calistoga City Council at the close of Tuesday night’s council meeting. The tension began earlier in the meeting when Council Member Gary Kraus had interrupted the proceedings to