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Brown Act CPRA School Records

School District agenda packets

[…] the Public Records Act. The Brown Act expressly provides that citizens may request that a copy of the agenda packet be mailed to him or her. ( Government Code section 54954.1, reproduced below.) In addition, the Brown Act provides that any documents distributed to all or a majority of the members of a public […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Doesn’t the Brown Act require regularly scheduled meetings?

[…] may be the board is in violation of the Brown Act on this front. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

October 19, 2015
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Brown Act

City Councilmembers texting each other while deliberating

[…] serial meetings that you might find helpful as you analyze the situation in Pomona. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

July 10, 2014
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Brown Act First Amendment

Board retailiating against former colleague who called them on Brown Act violations

[…] about insurance, until finally I received notice that I would no longer have access to my hanger although the rent was always paid in full and on time. Who helps citizens in my situation? Any gov agency? Legal group? I can’t afford to hire an atty to fight a government agency with unlimited funds. Thanks

August 21, 2011
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Brown Act

What are the rules rescheduling a regular board meeting?

[…] but, again, the specific procedures would vary among legislative bodies. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

July 29, 2011
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2007 Open Government Legislative Roundup: Some successes and some failures

2007 Open Government Legislative Roundup: Some successes and some failures By Nick Rahaim The 2007 legislative session started with a host of promising bills that would have created more transparency and would have reversed recent judicial and Attorney General opinions permitting excessive secrecy. There were some successes and some disappointments. The major disappointment was […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
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June 3, 2009
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Brown Act

Unauthorized meetings to discuss matters within jurisdiction

I have questions about the brown act. If three city council members meet at private home owners associations and each discuss city business and pending issues the council will be voting on, is that considered a violation of the brown act?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Access to public records denied during business hours

[…] Force for a determination of whether the record is public. SF. Ord. Sec. 67.21(d)-(e). Judicial enforcement of the Public Records Act would involve filing a lawsuit under Government Code Section 6259. Such lawsuits are typically initiated by a verified petition (i.e., a request filed under oath) that asks the court to issue a writ […]

November 21, 2009
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CFAC sponsors bill to prevent agencies from using anti-SLAPP law to deter citizens' open-gov suits

[…] open records and open meetings laws. The bill, SB 786, has been introduced by State Senator Leland Yee. SB 786 is directed to lawsuits in which a government agency, defending itself from a claim of violation of the Public Records Act, the Brown Act or the Bagley-Keene Act, invokes the state anti-SLAPP law in […]
June 2, 2009
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Brown Act

Councilmembers May Have Met Privately to Agree on Vote Outcome

[…] the Council working together in private to agree to pass legislation without public access. I am running for officer in November against this councilmember and if she and other Councilmembers violated the Act, the voters have a right to know about that. If you can give me any feedback on this, I would appreciate it.

November 6, 2018