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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Supervisors multi-tasking during public comment

    […] on a massive development project the several county supervisors walked around the room, talked on cell phones, or to each other or staff, worked on their computers and otherwise did not listen to any of the public testimony. This is particularly discouraging because this is a massive project with terrible impacts to our community. […]

    December 21, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Did Prop. 42 eliminate fees for public records?

    I'm trying to find out whether Prop 42 now requires local agencies to provide free access to public records or whether they are still allowed to charge for copies. Thank you,

    October 12, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Costs soar for City Council meeting DVDs

    I know that cities cannot charge for staff time when it comes to making photocopies in public records requests. Does this extend to DVDs as well? It appears we are being charged staff time, so DVDs now cost $18each. Previously I was able to get them free by bringing in a blank DVD disc, […]

    September 5, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    COVID-19 Prohibition On Public Gatherings Prevented Me From Speaking to the Public

    Iโ€™m a federal whistleblower whoโ€™s been shut out of a local board of supervisors public meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic and new laws disallowing public gatherings. Therefore I was denied the chance to go on the record to the public about county officials polluting millions of gallons of stormwater. How can I redress […]

    January 20, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Board member sent out email supporting project coming up for a board vote

    […] email in support of a project they were going to be voting on in the near future. The email went to all trustees as well. None of them responded and no discussion was made back and forth with this email. We do not think it is a violation, but need to know from an expert.

    October 24, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Can a newspaper be sued for the content of a letter to the editor?

    I am a owner and publisher of a local community newspaper. We printed a letter to the editor that named a person in the community and mentioned their family in regards toย legalย matters and other issues they were dealing with. Now the person the letter referenced is suing my newspaper, claiming defamation of character. Not […]

    August 14, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Non-profits, public funds, and the Brown Act

    I am a voting member of a nonprofit corporation, a preschool cooperative.ย  If the corporation receives public money in the form of a grant is its board bound by any state open meeting laws?

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Blog

    Prop 8 Supreme Court hearing is best evidence yet for allowing cameras into the courtroom

    […] in the context of a continuum of legal precedent. While they may have expected to see a partisan foodfight, instead they saw thoughtful and well-informed judges asking questions of the lawyers to test the applicability of general legal principles to the specific facts of this case. It is an exercise that, among other things, […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    Groups Urge Fresno County to Reject Book Ban

    […] of Supervisors advising them that the amended ordinance was still unconstitutional. The letter states: "The Amended Resolution is just as invasive, just as overbroad, just as vague, and just as unnecessary" as the original resolution. Today with the ACLU of Northern California, Freedom to Read Foundation, and PEN America, FAC sent a letter to […]

    November 7, 2023