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CPRA

Medi-Cal, Provider Rates, Confidentiality

[…] the first step is to determine if it is a local agency for the purposes of the Public Records Act. The term "local agency" is defined at Government Code section 6252 and includes such entities as cities, counties, school districts, and any other "local public agency." It also includes any entities that qualify as […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Does the Brown Act address how long a board member can be absent from meetings?

The Brown Act, at Government Code section 54953(b), provides that local agencies may use teleconferencing to conduct a meeting and provides the specific rules for so doing: (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body of a local agency may use teleconferencing for the benefit of the public and the legislative […]

May 16, 2012
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Brown Act

“Briefings” on controversial project really serial meetings?

[…] or by telephone. At the meeting attended by two commissioners, the city manager squelched any dissent about the project and was insistent that they take a positive action on the project the following evening. How much evidence do we need to send a cure and demand letter? Apparently these small group serial briefings are […]

August 18, 2010
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Coalition Urges Compliance with California Public Records Law Amid COVID-19 Crisis

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some government agencies in California have announced that they intend to stop responding to California Public Records Act requests until the crisis passes. There is no legal basis for this extraordinary step. The California Public Records Act, Gov. Code § 6250, et seq., remains the law of the […]
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March 23, 2020
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CPRA

Does Brown Act apply to nonprofit and government agency overlap?

A nonprofit 501c3 foundation was set up to raise money for a public agency, incorporates the name of the agency into its name, uses the agency’s facilities and relies on the agency to act in the capacity of employer of its staff. Is it arguably a public agency, and as such subject to CPRA?

May 30, 2013
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Brown Act First Amendment Newsgathering

When is it okay to videotape a meeting?

[…] by a legislative body that falls within the definition of the Brown Act, then the basic answer to your question is yes, the meeting may be taped. Government Code section 54953.5(a) provides: (a) Any person attending an open and public meeting of a legislative body of a local agency shall have the right to […]

December 5, 2010
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Brown Act

Water Board repeatedly violates Brown Act

I recently attended a meeting of a publicly-elected Water Board. There were three Brown Act violations during the meeting. One of the violations was attempted and the attorney for the Board interrupted the Board and informed them that they were in violation of the Brown Act. Subsequently, this same Board held an opening of […]

December 31, 2010
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Bagley-Keene Act

Is a task force a “state body” under the Bagley-Keene Act?

[…] I received the following reply from the Caltrans public affairs: Since this is not a public meeting, the task force meeting will be made up of 10 members from each community that the project affects. The meeting is informal and does not fall under the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act. Is this closed meeting indeed legal?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Is the list of employees taking voluntary buyouts a public document?

[…] Act applies to all local agencies, including publicly funded special districts. Gov't Code § 6252(a), (c). Please note that some hospitals are owned and operated by local governments, and are therefore subject to the PRA. Also, many publicly owned hospitals are leased to private companies, which operate the hospitals and employ doctors, nurses and […]

August 27, 2010
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CPRA School Records

Cities’ rights and the CPRA

[…] This, to me, is not a life threatening problem. Are they allowed to with hold this information? Second, I read the code as saying that every entity must have a posting of the law someplace AND a "person" responsible for handling request. Am I correct in this or do state agencies have different rules […]

June 14, 2009