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California Brown Act Primer
[…] Gov. Code § 54952(b). Joiner v. City of Sebastopol, 125 Cal.App.3d 799 (1981). Gov. Code § 54952(b). 79 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 69 (1996). Gov. Code § 54952(c)(1). This example comes from a case called Epstein v. Hollywood Entertainment District II Business Improvement Dist., 87 Cal.App.4th 864 (2001). In addition, under a case called […]September 8, 2024
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Regional Centers and the CPRA
[…] CPRA applies to entities that are "legislative bodies of a local agency" pursuant to Section 54952 of the Brown Act. Cal. Gov't Code 6252(a). In turn, section 54952(c) of the Brown Act provides two sets of circumstances under which a "legislative body of a local agency" would include the governing body of a nonprofit corporation: […]June 14, 2009
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Can A School District Bar The Public From School Closure Meetings?
April 21, 2022
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I could not display a video during my public comment at a city council meeting
April 3, 2025
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Charter schools and public oversight
[…] charter school my children attend has not been properly permitted and fire codes have been violated. The Governing Board falls under the Brown Act as a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation. Can I request and receive copies of permits from the school for the portable classrooms on campus? Because one of the Board members […]June 14, 2009
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Closed door meetings benefitted labor union at cost of public tidelands
[…] a member of the governing body of the local agency appointed as a full voting member to the board of directors of the corporation. Gov’t Code § 54952(c). The Brown Act also defines what constitutes a "meeting." Under the Brown Act, a "meeting" includes any congregation of a majority of the members of a legislative […]November 15, 2011
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Is it a casual dinner or Brown Act violation?
November 17, 2009
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Commissioner advised speaking to press could give rise to Brown Act violation
December 5, 2011
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Did email exchange between committee members violate Brown Act?
March 16, 2015