May 18, 2015
State appointed School District Trustee violating Brown Act, CPRA
In October 2012 the State took over the school district and our School Board lost its authority. A State Trustee…
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April 14, 2015
Can the City Council ban non-disruptive clapping by audience members?
I am requesting help re the “crime” of clapping at a City Council Meeting. I’m referring to clapping that is…
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April 13, 2015
Does the Brown Act require meeting minutes?
The High School District board stopped taking minutes at their meetings? Can they do that under the Brown Act?
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March 22, 2015
Has the Brown Act changed to allow votes on items not on agenda?
At its last meeting, City Council members were told by the city attorney that the city no longer has to abide…
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March 16, 2015
Did email exchange between committee members violate Brown Act?
Last month our recently elected academic senate president announced to us, the Senate Executive Committee, privately, on campus, that he…
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February 20, 2015
School board closed session “under the guise of labor negotiations.”
Our Unified School District is always walking a very fine line when it comes to the Brown Act.
At the last…
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January 18, 2015
Are a city manager’ meetings with his staff covered by the Brown Act?
Recently I learned our City Manager approved the implementation of a significant change to a public fee-paid service without presenting…
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December 17, 2014
Does the CA legislature have an open meeting law?
It seems like neither the Brown Act nor Bagley-Keene applies to the CA legislature. What law governs the process through…
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December 11, 2014
New rules by city council restrict free speech
Several months ago the city council majority changed the public comments procedure to make it more difficult for all that…
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November 14, 2014
How can I stop city from violating Brown Act during budget meetings?
The city is having a budget meeting. The printed budget is over 500 pages and is divided into department sections.…