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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Commissioner advised speaking to press could give rise to Brown Act violation

    […] under my commission’s jurisdiction.  The concern is that  later other commissioners may choose to speak to the press on the same subject and give rise to a Brown Act violation. I am very concerned that this interpretation of the Brown Act violates my First Amendment right of freedom of speech, and also censors the […]

    December 5, 2011

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    Brown Act

    When does a non-profit fall under the Brown Act?

    If a city establishes an Association and it is registered as a nonprofit under 501(c)(6) does that Association fall under the Brown Act? If the Association does receive monies from the City under an Assessment is the Association under the Brown Act? If the Association establishes a new organization and is registered as a […]

    July 31, 2013

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    Brown Act

    Closed door meetings benefitted labor union at cost of public tidelands

    […] or standing committees of legislative bodies. See Gov’t Code §§ 54952(a) – (b). However, in certain situations, private bodies can also be subject to the Brown Act. Government Code § 54952 indicates that a legislative body includes a private corporation or entity that either: (1) is created by the elected legislative body to exercise […]

    November 15, 2011

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    Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

    Unposted Supporting Documents and Public Comment on those Documents

    […] that morning.  There was no way any of us had time to review the 50 page document before the meeting.  Even though I complained about a possible Brown Act violation, the supervisors in the end still voted to approve the item over our objections. Should we have been able to review the "findings" prior […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

    Non-profit committee receiving state and private grants subject to Brown Act?

    […] board want to keep things hush-hush. Do we have a right to keep our financial info private? Also, can't reporters attend our meetings if they want? Don't Brown Act rules apply to us, even if we're not a city council or planning commission? We meet at the high school district offices and the special […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Prop. 42 Background from the Legislative Analyst’s Office

    […] governments. Californians receive services from thousands of local governments—counties, cities, school and community college districts, and special districts (such as fire districts, flood control districts, and water districts). Each local government has a local governing body (such asa city council or county board of supervisors) that makes decisions about its programs, services, and operations. Public Access to Local […]

    April 23, 2014

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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

    Closed meeting and the Brown Act

    I'm thinking about writing a letter of cure/correct regarding a pattern of what appear to be Brown Act Violations. The district acted to correct the June 19 violation. According to a story we published previewing a meeting this past Tuesday, July 3: "After closed session on Tuesday, the board is scheduled to convene in […]

    June 14, 2009