July 19, 2012
Brown Act requirement for private nonprofits?
Please clarify for me the requirements of Brown Act compliance for a private nonprofit. We are members of an electric…
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June 8, 2012
How much detail does the Brown Act require for agenda items?
The board of supervisors recently passed a resolution requiring public water and sewer for homes built on properties smaller than…
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May 16, 2012
City gone wild with continual Brown Act and CPRA violations
At last night’s city council meeting one city councilperson was censored by having his microphone turned off in the middle…
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May 16, 2012
Parents not invited to meeting that resulted in removing their autistic student from public school
A group of parents circulated a petition to remove my autistic son from a public school.
They submitted this petition…
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May 16, 2012
Does the Brown Act address how long a board member can be absent from meetings?
One of our District Board members has been out of the district for several months. She has been participating in…
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April 13, 2012
Should school superintendent’s goals be made in closed session?
Our City Council sets the City Manager’s goals in open session. The goals are public. The evaluation of the City…
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March 26, 2012
Do we have a right to show video of pro tem judge making mockery of a serious safety matter?
The CA Constitution states a person has a right to safety, yet my fiancee was ticketed for just that. She…
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March 5, 2012
Restrictions on Agendas and Minutes
I am attempting to report on city government and have learned that the city only offers citizens the chance to…
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March 5, 2012
New rule places unreasonable time restraints on public comments
The new rule one of the county supervisors has been threatening to make formal, requires constituent speakers to aggregate all…
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February 20, 2012
School board offered settlement based on bad information; how can I set the record straight?
I am a member of a school board that recently voted to support a settlement agreement with a six-figure…