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CPRA

Are the applications for state professional licenses public?

I am a researcher for a state government agency. For a current project, I hoped to access the applications for state professional licenses submitted by engineers. I say the records are public. Our lawyer said no. Help!

August 16, 2011
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City says building plans can be viewed but not copied

The city attorney is citing the Health and Safety Code Section 19851 to support the city's denial of copying building plans submitted to the city and on the planning commission agenda and council agenda but not yet approved. He says that until building plans are approved, they are the architect's property and can be […]

September 19, 2012
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Brown Act

Are school district “fact-finding” committee meetings public?

[…] Act, however at the last committee meeting the district's public information officer tried to chase me out. The PIO and the district superintendent have also been telling parents that the committee meetings are not public and that they are not allowed to attend. Should this committee be open to the public per the Brown Act?

March 8, 2016
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Brown Act First Amendment

Stripped of First Amendment Rights By City Council

I went to a city council meeting and a woman was being proposed for city office. I condemned her appointment, saying Martin Luther King Jr. would not have approved. I also condemned the homosexuals in the room. Christianity is often condemned by others with no results, but this time, the Mayor interrupted me and […]

December 4, 2018
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Brown Act First Amendment

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

I am a city commissioner, and I was recently advised against voicing my opinion to the press on any subject that is or in the future may be 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 […]

December 5, 2011
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Brown Act

Can a school board restrict critical speech about district employees?

[…] a board meeting which are repeated outside the context of a board meeting may be actionable as defamation. Comments regarding an individual will not be allowed in open meeting. The board also wishes to make clear that it is bound by the limitations set forth in government code section 549557, which states that when specific […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment Social Media

Did Facebook Violate My First Amendment Rights When it Deleted My Comment As “Hate Speech”?

Recently Facebook removed a comment I made on my account and warned me about "hate speech." This is a real strongly-worded accusation, and "hate" definitely was not my intention. I think it is or should be illegal to call something "hate speech," just because it is conservative and opinionated and Facebook's policing of my […]

October 30, 2020
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Brown Act

Doesn’t the Brown Act require regularly scheduled meetings?

[…] meetings to accommodate a board member's busy schedule. They have not set up a calendar for the year with a consistent time or day of week, for example, every second Thursday at 4:00 pm. This month, they have not scheduled a regular meeting due to waiting on a board member's ability to find an […]

October 19, 2015
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Brown Act

Governing Boards with Public Funds

I would like to know if governing Boards for co-ops that use public funds fall into the jurisdiction of the Brown Act or the Bagley-Keen open meeting act? If so how the Brown Act applies to these governing bodies?

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment Social Media

The mayor blocked people on Facebook after they posted comments in support of Black Lives Matter. Is that illegal?

The mayor of a California city posted some troubling and inaccurate messages about the Black Lives Matter movement on the eve of June 3rd. I responded to her and myself (and numerous others) were blocked by her. She has used this account to discuss city-related matters with residents before. Before I posted to Facebook, […]

June 6, 2020