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San Joaquin Delta College trustees deny violating open meeting law

A veteran community college trustee said her colleagues may have held illegal “serial meetings” in violation of the state’s open meetings law. The trustee admitted the allegations were based on hearsay. -DB Stockton Record June 4, 2009 By Alex Breitler STOCKTON – All seven trustees at San Joaquin Delta College denied violating state open meetings laws Wednesday, one day after a longtime trustee sternly warned that some of her colleagues may be engaged in “serial

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Sweetwater Authority board charged with violating open meeting law

A San Diego water board has been charged with circumventing the Brown Act. In attempting to suspend a fellow board member, Mitch Beauchamp, the other members each sent a letter to the mayor. Since the letters were not discussed in an open meeting, Beauchamp’s lawyer is claiming either the board members illegally convened a secret meeting or conducted serial meetings. -DB San Diego Union-Tribune Feb. 14, 2009 By Tanya Sierra NATIONAL CITY — Sweetwater Authority

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California open government roundup: Federal judge orders release of San Diego jail report

A federal district judge ordered that reports on the conditions of jails and prisoners in San Diego County be made public as information the public should have access to. Three local news outlets wanted the reports to see if they would reveal a pattern of neglect in the jails. (Courthouse News Service, May 31, 2023, by Sam Ribakoff) After The Californian failed to turn over notes of a jail interview, a Kern County Superior Court

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California open government roundup: Lawsuit charges Orange Unified with Brown Act violations

A parent sued the Orange Unified School District for alleged violations of the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, by failing to give adequate notice for a meeting on January 5, providing an inadequate description of the items up for discussion and conducting serial meetings. (The Orange County Register, April 1, 2023, by Roxana Kopetman) State Senator Anthony Portantino introduced SB 411 to allow neighborhood councils, boards and commissions in Los Angeles to continue

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FAC’s Brown Act Primer

RESOURCES ACCESS TO Meetings Accessing Public Meetings in CALIFORNIA Ralph M. Brown Act Primer Download the Brown Act Primer Menu | Ralph M. Brown Act Table of Contents This primer is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to constitute legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship. It is copyrighted by the First Amendment Coalition. Contact the First Amendment Coalition at FAC@firstamendmentcoalition.org. California Brown Act Primer I. Introduction This primer was last updated

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