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We were prevented from entering the County Board of Supervisors Meeting in California where they were deciding whether to open…
Community Service District (CSD) Board members have been in violation of the Brown Act. I have requested multiple policies, procedures…
Does a city government satisfy the Brown Act and/or Executive Order N-29-20 if a City Council is only allowing written…
City council meeting attendees have been told they can’t hold up signs. The mayor told people not to talk or…
Is it legal for a school board trustee facilitating a meeting streaming on Zoom to mute another trustee’s microphone because…
We work with a number of local water boards. Community Service Districts and Public Utility Districts. which are required to…
You would think that Community Action Agencies (nonprofit 501c3) would be subject to the Brown Act since they were created…
If a County Supervisor stuffs an item back onto the Consent Agenda during a closed-door meeting, do I have a…
At the last two City Council meetings, the agenda has announced a three-minute time limit per person for public comments.…
I requested that two statements be read on the public record at a County Board of Supervisors meeting. This board…