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Tulare: Vice mayor resigns to settle lawsuits over violations of open government laws

donal brown October 12, 2010

Members of the Tulare City Council admitted violations of California’s Public Records Act and the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, and the vice mayor resigned as part of the settlement of lawsuits filed against the city and two members of the council. -db Tulare Advance-Register October 11, 2010 By Staff Vice Mayor Phil Vandegrift stepped down from the Tulare City Council as part of a preliminary settlement agreement of three lawsuits levied against

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A&A: Is a cornoner’s report a public document?

FAC October 12, 2010

Q: It’s my understanding that coroners’ reports are public documents. However, I need to know chapter and verse what parts are or are not public so I can prove my case to  the coroner. Where does it say they are open? What law? What court decision? A: As you probably know, the general rule is that any document collected, owned, or maintained by a state or local agency are public records for the purposes of

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Southern California tribe alleges governing bodies committed open meeting violations

donal brown October 11, 2010

The Big Pine Tribe alleged that since the Inyo County-Los Angeles Standing Committee conducted business without a quorum of the L.A. City Council, the proceedings violated California’s open meeting act. -db The Inyo Register October 10, 2010 By Mike Gervais Members of the Big Pine Tribe are asking the Board of Supervisors and Los Angeles City Council to re-evaluate the way they do business. The Tribe logged an official complaint late last month claiming the

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Pomona school board admits open meeting violation, plans remediation

donal brown October 11, 2010

The board of the Pomona Unified School District said they erred in discussing a parcel tax proposal in a closed session which led to the proposal being placed on the November ballot. -db Contra Costa Times October 9, 2010 By Monica Rodriguez POMONA, Calif. – A dispute over the Pomona Unified School District board’s alleged failure to comply with the state’s open meeting law appears to have come to an end. Board members last week

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Long Beach man sues supervisors for allegedly making spending decisions in private

donal brown October 11, 2010

A concerned citizen is suing the Long Beach County Board of Supervisors for allegedly spending money on charities, parties, and the like to curry favor with their constituents, using the $3.4 million in discretionary funds controlled by each supervisor and not subject to public scrutiny. -db Los Angeles Daily News October 10, 2010 By Troy Anderson Claiming they are throwing lavish parties and wasting money during tough times, a Long Beach resident is suing the

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