Homeowner’s Association, the Brown Act, and tape recording
My senior homeowner’s association board prohibits members from tape recording board meetings. I tried today, they asked me to leave,…
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My senior homeowner’s association board prohibits members from tape recording board meetings. I tried today, they asked me to leave,…
I recently attended a County Board of Supervisor’s Meeting concerning implementation of medical cannabis ID card program.
During the meeting…
For a lawsuit between two city board members and the city board, which is run as a corporation, the parties…
This situation refers to a California Community College which is part of a large Community College District. The president of…
Are the roughly 21 private non-profit corporations known as Regional Centers (effectively created by the Lanterman Act) that operate under…
Does Brown Act specify that any board member and any school administration staff enjoy “special audience” privilege to join any…
To comply with the Brown Act, our City Council has separate Oral Communication periods; there are periods for Agenda Items,…
Does the Brown Act or case law provide the right of public members to place items on a City Council…
A School Board is subject to the Brown Act yet a principal was dismissed without cause after a Special meeting /closed…
I’m a reporter at a suburban L.A. newspaper. I have two questions that relate to two different government bodies:
1)…