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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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California: Grand jury finds Oak Valley Hospital District violated open meeting law

donal brown May 12, 2011

The Stanislaus County civil grand jury said the Oak Valley Hospital District had violated California’s open meetings law by failing to adhere to guidelines on agendas, the conduct of meetings, serial meetings and the release of confidential information and public information. The hospital district acknowledged the violations and said they were corrected before and during the grand jury’s investigation. -db From the Modesto Bee, May 10, 2011, by Rosalio Ahumada. Full story

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Menlo Park mayor resigns after apparent open meeting violation

donal brown December 13, 2010

Menlo Park’s new mayor resigned three days after he appointment, admitting that her private consultations with two other council members about the mayor vote constituted serial meetings in violation of the state’s open meeting law. -db San Jose Mercury News December 12, 2010 By Bonnie Eslinger Three days after being appointed mayor of Menlo Park, Kelly Fergusson resigned from her post Friday in the fallout from apparently having violated the state’s open government law. Fergusson

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Election of Novato mayor raises charges of open meeting violation

donal brown December 13, 2010

A divided Novato council elected a mayor bypassing a long standing tradition of elevating the pro tem mayor prompting her to challenge the election through accusations that the decision was made behind closed doors violating California’s Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. -db Marin Independent Journal December 8, 2010 By Rob Rogers Under ordinary circumstances, Novato’s annual election for mayor is as regular as the tides — and about as exciting. On Tuesday, however,

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