Asked & Answered

I am going to be on the City Council in a tiny city starting in November.  (There were three open…

I want to understand why my City Council can limit comment during a single meeting by a member of the…

A Councilperson wants to put an item on the agenda that relates to a contentious issue. The mayor refuses to…

Can a city sell property with just a closed session hearing? Noopen public hearing on the sale was held.

Since the State take-over of the Oakland Public Schools, the State Administrator, Randolph Ward, has maintained the following rule for…

Are organizations that put on state fairs with public money subject to the CPRA, especially considering their authorization in law?

Labor law requires that in order to negotiate a new contract the union’s proposals must be presented in a public…

Recently, I attended a local school board meeting in which an “Amended” Agenda was made available for the public after…

Does a government body subject to the Brown Act also have to provide access to the attachments to agenda items…

I attended an emergency meeting of the School District that was called not by the president but by one of…