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    Brown Act

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

    […] academic programs should they close the school. It is my understanding that such a committee is an advisory committee for the district and therefore falls under the Brown 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 […]

    March 8, 2016

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    School Site Council tactics intimidate parents, public

    […] cut off by the chair.  The individual was repeatedly ruled "out of order." The person was then ordered out of the meeting and, when he failed to comply, an armed police officer was summoned. The officer, however, determined that situation was not a police matter and refused to remove the man from the meeting. […]

    February 3, 2012

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    Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

    Mayor up for reelection wants to stifle public comment on candidates

    […] a record does the deliberative process privilege spring into existence." Another exemption that may be cited is the attorney-client privilege, which is incorporated into the PRA by Government Code section 6254(k), which applies to "ecords, the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law, including, but not limited to, […]

    August 30, 2010

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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

    Bagley-Keene Act application not as broad as Brown Act

    […] articulated by state managers are ’off the record," may not be repeated, or are somehow protected speech. Are these "advocacy coalition meetings" considered ’open’ under either the Brown or Bagley-Keene acts? Can information and/or statements made by state managers or analysts during these meetings be legally used or discussed by advocacy organizations in their […]

    July 19, 2012

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    CPRA

    Access to rezoning information

    You first asked what the public's rights are with respect to information, such as how the committee was formed.  There is no law that requires government agencies to respond to questions made of them by members of the public.  Therefore, an agency such as the school district does not necessarily need to respond to […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    How can I stop city from violating Brown Act during budget meetings?

    […] is divided into department sections. The Mayor prohibits public comment by department, instead he only permits public comment at the end of each day's meetings, and then the public is limited to three minutes. I believe this is a Brown Act violation because each department should be considered a separate agenda item. Am I correct.

    November 14, 2014

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    Brown Act

    Grounds for Cease & Desist under the Brown Act

    Last June, my local City Council approved a $120,000 contract to a lobbying firm to work on a pending piece of legislation. The approval was in closed session and labeled as "Pending Litigation."  Under the Brown Act, do I have legal grounds to pursue a Cease & Desist order?

    March 31, 2016

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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act CPRA

    Are state Task Force meetings covered under the Brown Act?

    While it would be great if the government opened more of its meetings to the public, the Brown Act and the Bagley-Keene Act (which applies to state bodies) are fairly specific as to what types of meetings are required to be held in public.  Unfortunately, a meeting that consists of staff-level representatives from various […]

    July 11, 2017

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    Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

    Parent’s email complaint entered as a public comment by school site council

    […] (disclosing the names of a staff member and the emailer’s child – neither of whom were present). Is it the case that we are obligated under the Brown Act to hear the full text of all emails directed to us as public comments, whether or not our committee actually has any authority to address […]

    May 3, 2016