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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed legislation to strengthen the Brown Act’s prohibition against serial meetings. SB 1732 explicitly overturns a 2006 court decision, Wolfe v. City of Fremont, which ruled that communications among members of a legislative body do not run afoul of the bar on “serial meetings” unless the members actually reach a decision on how to vote on a matter before the body. The new law provides: “A majority of the members

SB 1732 SB 1732, sponsored and campaigned for by Senator Gloria Romero, would overturn the 2006 ruling in Wolf v. City of Fremont that significantly weakened the prohibition against serial meetings. Serial meetings are informal meetings that take place outside of formal public meetings between public official either in person, by proxy or by telephone or email in an attempt to discuss public business without being subject to public scrutiny. Serial meetings are prohibited under