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June 14, 2009

Labor negotiations and the Brown Act

Our public school board evaluated the principal and voted to give him a raise, in a closed session, which I…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Opening closed session agenda items by a city council

Can a city council vote to open a closed session agenda item for the public record?
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

School District agenda packets

I have submitted a phone request to my local School District for copies of the Board Packet. I was refused,…
June 14, 2009

The Brown Act and Charter Schools

A local public charter school has elected eight people to their Board of Directors this year. This is a public…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Developments on Public Lands

A developer is building or redeveloping 32 (of 36 buildings) towering buildings (8 to 14 stories tall each) in our…
- Brown Act
- CPRA
June 14, 2009

Minutes to be Approved Made Public

If minutes are to be approved at a Committee meeting that is a Brown Act Committee, do the minutes need…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Are the Board of Directors of our Apartment Complex subject to the Brown Act?

The California Public Records Act (“PRA”) provides that public records are presumptively open to the public, unless exempt from disclosure…
- Brown Act
- FOIA
June 14, 2009

Closed City Council Meetings Outside Regular Meeting

There is a standing meeting with the city staff the week before the City Council meeting. The meeting is intended…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Copies of Tapes for Public Record Requests

Re: CPRA request for audio taped record of open meeting: I have submitted a request for copies of tapes made…
- Brown Act
- CPRA
June 14, 2009

Foreign Nationals’ Open Government Rights

Do you have to be a US citizen to assert rights under California’s open-government laws?
- Brown Act