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Brown Act

Which Meetings are Governed by the Brown Act? Bagley-Keen Act?

Are relevant portions of the following meetings governed by the Brown Act (or the Bagley-Keen Act)?: The board meetings of a nonprofit that a County Dept of Mental Health has contracted with to run a program which has been fully developed by the County Mental Health Department, when that board discusses such program? The […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

How Can I Overturn A Decision Made By City Council Without Notifying Residents?

[…] lawsuit to contest or enjoin ongoing or future actions in alleged violation of the Brown Act; and (3) A lawsuit to void an action taken by a government entity in alleged violation of the Brown Act. With respect to option 1, persons alleging a past violation of the Brown Act and seeking to bar […]

January 16, 2020
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Brown Act

Is a city’s Building Board of Appeals a standing committee?

[…] posts an agenda 72 hours in advance of the meeting? I realize BBAs perform a quasi-judicial function rather than a legislative function but are still considered legislative bodies under the Brown Act. What I’m really trying to understand is whether BBAs are appropriately classified as standing committees under the Brown Act and if they […]

August 14, 2013
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Brown Act First Amendment

School board changed public comments without notice

[…] "limited public forums," or areas that traditionally have not been made open to the public, but have become public forums for at least some purposes because the government body that regulates a particular area has made it available for use by the public. The same high standard that applies to public forums -- the […]

March 30, 2010
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CPRA

Accessing Polling Done with Public Funds

First, unless the pollster, as a private entity, meets the definition found in section 54952 of the California Government Code, it is not subject to the Public Records Act (PRA) and so you would not be able to obtain its records pursuant to a PRA request. The PRA applies to local agencies, defined as […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Does the Brown Act apply to volunteer fire company

[…] part of the Public Records Act but is the rest of our records part of the same Act. We believe that we are not part of the Brown Act because we have none of our members on the Fire Dept. Board and visa versa. We are a separate entity formed by our group back […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Council took action on a for-discussion-only agenda item

[…] The "summary recommendation" was that the city council "receive and file this report. " However, without any public notice, the City Council took action. I know the Brown Act requires items on which Council acts to be on the agenda in advance, unless there is an emergency or need for immediate action wasn't realized […]

December 6, 2010
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Government officials use personal email and texting to avoid public access laws. Why not use technology to enhance accountability instead of to subvert it?

By PETER SCHEER---All public officials favor open government in principle. Who would dare say otherwise? In reality, however, they are in a perpetual search, guided by clever lawyers, for new ways to circumvent disclosure requirements--at best, because they view requests for records as a nuisance, and at worst, because they have something to hide […]
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August 22, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

The mayor refused to let me make a public comment without identifying myself

Before filing a Brown Act violation against the mayor for denying me the opportunity to speakon an item before the city council because I refused to identify myself before making a public comment. I would like to get an opinion from your organization on my complaint and the city's response.

August 26, 2010
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Brown Act

Homeowners Associations Prohibition on Videotaping

[…] (in an open meeting and after a 30 day notice) to prohibit taping of Board Meetings by members of the HOA. It is not clear whether "The Brown Act" applies in this case. I do not know how to determine if "The association is (was) created by an elected legislative body in order to […]

June 14, 2009