News & Opinion

Office of the Attorney General State of California 71 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 5 Opinion No. 87-704 January 14, 1988 THE HONORABLE DWIGHT L. HERR COUNTY COUNSEL COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ THE HONORABLE DWIGHT L. HERR, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, has requested an opinion on the following question: Does the lawyer-client privilege or work-product rule, when relied upon by a public officer, automatically terminate with the settlement or adjudication of the underlying claim?

Office of the Attorney General State of California 71 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 96 Opinion No. 87-1205 March 24, 1988 THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD has requested an opinion on the following questions: Does the Ralph M. Brown Act require the deliberations of a hearing board of an air pollution control district, after it has conducted a public hearing on a variance, order of abatement, or permit appeal, to be

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

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

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