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California open government roundup: Lawsuit charges Orange Unified with Brown Act violations

donal brown April 2, 2023

A parent sued the Orange Unified School District for alleged violations of the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, by failing to give adequate notice for a meeting on January 5, providing an inadequate description of the items up for discussion and conducting serial meetings. (The Orange County Register, April 1, 2023, by Roxana Kopetman) State Senator Anthony Portantino introduced SB 411 to allow neighborhood councils, boards and commissions in Los Angeles to continue

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FAC’s Brown Act Primer

FAC September 22, 2022

RESOURCES ACCESS TO Meetings Accessing Public Meetings in CALIFORNIA Ralph M. Brown Act Primer Download the Brown Act Primer Menu | Ralph M. Brown Act Table of Contents This primer is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to constitute legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship. It is copyrighted by the First Amendment Coalition. Contact the First Amendment Coalition at FAC@firstamendmentcoalition.org. California Brown Act Primer I. Introduction This primer was last updated

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A&A: Closed door meetings benefitted labor union at cost of public tidelands

FAC November 15, 2011

Q: After holding closed door negotiations with a public coalition that included the local union, the Port of San Diego announced  a hotel development deal that included a Project Labor Agreement with the union.  The development will be build on public tidelands, which sacrifices the Port Master Plan-designated parkland.  Were the extensive secret labor negotiations legal? A: There are two basic steps in determining whether a meeting is subject to the Brown Act. First, a

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San Joaquin Delta College trustees deny violating open meeting law

firstamendment June 4, 2009

A veteran community college trustee said her colleagues may have held illegal “serial meetings” in violation of the state’s open meetings law. The trustee admitted the allegations were based on hearsay. -DB Stockton Record June 4, 2009 By Alex Breitler STOCKTON – All seven trustees at San Joaquin Delta College denied violating state open meetings laws Wednesday, one day after a longtime trustee sternly warned that some of her colleagues may be engaged in “serial

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