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District Attorney warns Carson mayor to cool use of mute button to silence citizens

donal brown October 14, 2010

The District Attorney has ordered the Carson mayor to stop using the mute button to silence speakers during public comment sessions and suggested that were the mute button a reasonable alternative then the trap door might also qualify as a means to orderly decision-making. -db Daily Breeze October 13, 2010 By Sandy Mazza The District Attorney’s Office has warned Carson Mayor Jim Dear to stop using a mute button to silence public commenters during City

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Santa Monica mayor kicks activist out of council meeting for alleged disruptive behavior

donal brown October 14, 2010

The Santa Monica mayor asked the police to remove an activist from the city council meeting after he refused to put down a sign saying the city had committed human rights violations. -db The Lookout News October 14, 2010 By Jonathan Friedman The City Council Chambers were briefly evacuated at Tuesday night’s council meeting while police officers removed activist Pro Se from the room. Mayor Bobby Shriver ordered the removal because Se refused to put

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Santa Clarita group using public records law to obtain answers on library takeover

donal brown October 14, 2010

A Santa Clarita group opposed to the takeover of three libraries now under the Los Angeles County system has asked a court to order the release of all documents related to the takeover. -db Santa Clarita Valley Signal October 14, 2010 By Natalie Everett A newly formed nonprofit aiming to keep Santa Clarita’s three libraries managed by the Los Angeles County library system is now asking for the court to order the release of any

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A&A: Request for councilmembers salaries not granted

FAC October 13, 2010

Q: I requested the salaries and health benefits of City Council members. It took one month to receive and I didn’t get what I’d asked for.  I also asked for information regarding the voiding of a parking citation that they would not release. A: The California Supreme Court has held that the names and salaries of individual public employees are generally required to be made public. See International Federation of Processional Engineers v. Superior Court,

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Libel suits against New York Times dwindle to zero

donal brown October 12, 2010

Up against Times v. Sullivan and the cost of a lawsuit of some duration, lawyers are reluctant to take up libel suits against national publications. -db ABA Journal October 1, 2010 By Ed Finkel During his 30 years as a lawyer for the New York Times Co., George Freeman says, the “Gray Lady” faced four to five new libel suits per year, on average, and has had maybe eight pending against it at any one

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