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    Brown Act

    How can I stop city from violating Brown Act during budget meetings?

    The city is having a budget meeting. The printed budget is over 500 pages and is divided into department sections. The Mayor prohibits public comment by department, instead he only permits public comment at the end of each day's meetings, and then the public is limited to three minutes. I believe this is a Brown […]

    November 14, 2014

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act Requirements and Prohibitions in Relation to Community College Governments

    […] anyway, you are correct that it would depend on whether someone objects or not.  The remedies under the Brown Act require that an interested seek to " cure and correct" an action taken in violation of the Brown Act, after which litigation may be commenced.  See Gov't Code § 54960.1.  In order to make […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Complaints, and Public Record

    […] this building. I imagine that these are public record, as Code Enforcement is a public department, but I want to be sure. These complaints are public record, correct? Is there any code, court case, law, etc., I should quote/give them in relation to this? (ie - They say, "We can't give you a copy […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA School Records

    Request for candidate’s college degree requires authorization?

    […] need to request this in written form. Provide us with the following information and pay the required fee $10.00. You will also need to present an authorization letter with signature from the . The letter must contain the following information: Complete name SSN or CWID Where you want the degree or enrollment verification sent […]

    February 5, 2011

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    CPRA Newsgathering

    Dental Board of California & the CPRA

    […] use to assess a licensee. Rather, in the court's opinion, they only applied to those reports that were currently being used to assess licensees. Am I interpreting the law correctly? I would like to appeal the Board's decision, and I would be grateful for any guidance you could offer about how best to go about that.

    April 19, 2016

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    Brown Act

    Closed Sessions under the Brown Act

    […] public may seek to void an action taken at such meeting. The requirements for taking such an action require you to seek to have the agency " cure and correct" the action taken at the improperly held meeting, and then bring a lawsuit if they do not. The requirements are very specific, they have […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Violation of Brown Act by fellow board members

    I am an elected official. I believe some of my fellow board members are violating the Brown Act and other public meeting laws. How do I go about getting an investigation into their activities and decision on potential violations and corrections or cures to potential violations?

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Reporting closed sessions decisions

    […] enforce the Brown Act may be entitled to recover attorneys' fees. Please note, however, that there are strict deadlines for enforcing the Brown Act, including sending a cure-and-correct letter within a certain amount of time.You can find more information about the Brown Act, including enforcing the Act, at the FAC web site (http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-meetings/) Access […]

    June 5, 2010

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    Brown Act

    Objecting to agenda item during meetings

    […] you may seek to void an action taken at such meeting.  The requirements for taking such an action require you to seek to have the agency " cure and correct" the action taken at the improperly held meeting, and then bring a lawsuit if they do not.  The requirements are very specific, they have […]

    June 14, 2009