California: Novato man alleges freight contract process violated open meetings law
Expressing his own opinion, Bernard Meyers, former Novato councilman and current board member of the North Coast Rail Authority (NCRA), has alleged that NCRA made a deal with Northwestern Pacific Co. (NPC) to lease a freight run without proper public notice and participation. Meyers describes the alleged violation, “NCRA’s activities — interviewing the bidders, choosing NWP’s bid, and the negotiations for the lease — were performed by NCRA’s operator committee, whose meetings were held without