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I am a journalist working on a book about a cult that was active in southern California in the 90s. …
Regarding Special Meeting, it is an open public meeting and requires a 24 hour notice to inform the public of…
In accordance with Section 2.20.140(B)(3) of the Purchasing Ordinance, the City Manager is allowed to waive the request for proposal…
Our local water district has held a series (over 6 months) of closed sessions. It appears that the district is…
Our City Council met in closed session to discuss ongoing litigation against the city by outdoor advertising companies challenging the…
For an amended agenda, it seems that the amendments must be made 72 hours before the meeting. Does this 72…
After a city planning meeting, I was outside with the City manager and another neighbor talking about the meeting. It…
In my immediate neighborhood are several non-english speaking neighbors. Recently, some of my neighbors have shared their frustration at not…
Our school district has a closed agenda item with the following sentence. Is this allowed?A) EXISTING LITIGATION(Subdivision (a) of Section…
We believe based on a published Attorney General’s Opinion that the Brown Act applies to student governments at community colleges.
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