When is it okay to videotape a meeting?
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I’m a local news stringer. I attended a community meeting. Did I have a legal right to videotape this meeting?…
I need help defending the public’s right to speak at open meetings. At school board meetings, board members will not…
I am a signatory of an initiative which qualified for the ballot, but which the city refused to forward to…
I would like to question the legality of a new practice our school board school board to “bundle” regular action…
There’s some confusion about whether the county Mental Health Board is violating the Brown Act by receiving information when it…
The mayor who is running for reelection is currently advancing a policy revision to stifle the public comments during City…
It’s come to my attention that three of the five members on the School Board meet privately with representatives of…
Several property owners within a Community Services District have been denied items to be placed on the agenda for consideration.…
Before filing a Brown Act violation against the mayor for denying me the opportunity to speakon an item before the…
Is a weekly Rotary Club meeting considered a “Social or Ceremonial” event that would be governed by the Brown Act?