September 4, 2016
Agency terminates audio recording of meetings without notice
A local agency just reformed and it started to audio record it meetings and make them available to the public.…
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August 26, 2016
No vote on new superintendent, but of consensus reached in closed session
The School Board announced last night that they had narrowed the field of candidates for superintendent to one finalist when…
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July 19, 2016
Does the Brown Act allow closed session negotiations for all public school contracts?
Does the Brown Act allow a publicly elected school board to hold closed session discussion under Government Code 54957 (Public…
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June 14, 2016
Written public comment not read as promised before City Council vote taken
I submitted a written public comments to an agenda item because I could not attend a Special Meeting of the…
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June 10, 2016
Could this act of intimidation be a Brown Act violation?
I attended the board meeting of the Waterworks District. During the meeting an agenda item came up for two job descriptions…
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June 1, 2016
Charter schools and the Brown Act
I’m writing a piece about charter school transparency requirements and want to make sure I understand the requirements for them to…
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May 3, 2016
Parent’s email complaint entered as a public comment by school site council
I am a member of our School Site Council. During a recent public comment period, our chairperson read aloud an…
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April 21, 2016
Closed door assessor appointment – possible Brown Act violation
I believe an individual was appointed County assessor unfairly through an exchange wherein the newly appointed assessor promised the supervisor…
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April 19, 2016
Is a Coordinating Committee exempt from the Brown Act?
The elected Community Advisory Group, created under the Planning Department of my County, convenes a coordinating sub-committee to review the…
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April 15, 2016
Inaccurate agenda information at County Board meeting
Is it a Brown Act violation to intentionally provide false information on the agenda, agenda description, or supporting documents provided…