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A&A: County Bar Association and the CPRA and Brown Act

Q: I am reading the Attorney General opinion concerning the private cable company that must comply with open meeting and records requests — would this apply to a local County Bar Association which has been delegated certain county functions.  It would seem to me that it would; but they are taking a very aggressive stance with me as I try to ask these questions. A: It sounds like you are talking about the 2002 AG

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A&A: Brown Act Rules for Non-Profits

Brown Act Rules for Non-Profits Q: As a public non profit corporation that’s primary purpose is to support the public elementary school are we required to comply with the Brown Act? Does having the Principal of the school on the executive board have any bearing on complying with the Brown Act? A: Under Government Code section 54952(c), the governing body of a non-profit organization would be subject to the Brown Act under either of two

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A&A: Which Meetings are Governed by the Brown Act? Bagley-Keen Act?

Which Meetings are Governed by the Brown Act? Bagley-Keen Act? Q: Are relevant portions of the following meetings governed by the Brown Act (or the Bagley-Keen Act)?:  The board meetings of a nonprofit that a County Dept of Mental Health has contracted with to run a program which has been fully developed by the County Mental Health Department, when that board discusses such program?  The program was approved by the California Department of Mental Health

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A&A: The Brown Act and non-government youth organizations

The Brown Act and non-government youth organizations Q: I need to know if there are any acts, like the Brown or Public records acts, that govern youth sports leagues. My daughters play for a league that has closed meetings and meetings that nobody knows about. A: As a general rule, the Brown and Public Records Acts only apply to government agencies.  Since the name of the organization is Santa Maria Girls Softball, Inc., it sounds

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A&A: Writer denied access to coroner’s report on 1947 Black Dahlia case

Q: I am researching the ‘Black Dahlia’ murder in California in 1947. I have asked the LAPD for its file on this case, which has been refused under section 6254(f) of the CPRA. The FBI and DA have disclosed their files on the case (the FBI with heavy redactions).The LA County Coroner’s Office refuses to disclose the coroner’s report pursuant to a security request from LAPD. In 2012, the LAPD Museum held a ‘Black Dahlia’ exhibition

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