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June 14, 2009

Can the public place items on a City Council agenda?

Does the Brown Act or case law provide the right of public members to place items on a City Council…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Open meeting law and homeowners associations

I own property at a lake, a managed community with a HOA. Since inception, the community has had several amenities…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Accessing document constituting an agenda and agency audits

I’m a reporter at a suburban L.A. newspaper. I have two questions that relate to two different government bodies:

1)…
June 14, 2009

Barred from entering public school board meeting

The husband of a local school board member physically prevented a group of teachers from entering a public school board…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Closed Session on Employee Performance

I am hoping you can tell me whether language that appears in an upcoming school district agenda meets the requirements…
- Bagley-Keene Act
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Denying public comment

Can a City Council deny public comment on an agendized item? At the start of a Council meeting, the Mayor…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

aa-Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and the Brown Act

I have a couple of questions regarding the Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority of my city and the…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Limiting Public Testimonies to New Issues

During a recent City Council meeting the board Chairman told the individuals coming forward that when they are giving their…
- Brown Act
- First Amendment
June 14, 2009

Planning Commissions, Confidential Complaints, and the CPRA

At a Planning Commission in our city an applicant applied for a variance regarding the height of a fence as…
- Brown Act
- CPRA
June 14, 2009

Barring the Media from recording an Open Meeting

Can a Home Owners Association Board of Directors prohibit a member of the press from recording the events during the…
- Brown Act