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  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Welcomes Four New Members to its Board of Directors

    San Rafael, Calif. – The First Amendment Coalition today announced the appointment of four new members to its board of directors. Ashley Alvarado, Janice S. Gin, Antonia Hernández, and Irene Lee bring decades of experience and leadership to FAC as it continues expanding its impact in defense of a free press, open government, and […]

    October 29, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Closed Sessions of City Council Meetings

    […] required to be disclosed is contained on the posted agenda, the disclosure can take the form of a reference to the posted agenda.  See Govt. Code Section 54956.7 - 54957.  Otherwise, I am not aware of any provision of the Brown Act that would prohibit holding a closed session at the beginning of a meeting.

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog Cases

    Victory for newspaper publisher Tim Crews and FAC in Appeals Court decision

    […] frivolous and on that basis ordering him to pay the district’s legal fees--an amount that was ultimately set at $56,000. The Appeals Court, while agreeing with the dismissal of Crews’ PRA suit, squarely rejected both the finding that the case was frivolous and the resulting order to pay the district’s legal fees. The Court […]

    July 20, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Obligation to stated agenda

    The Brown Act (specifically Gov't Code section 54957.5) states as follows: (a) Notwithstanding Section 6255 or any other provisions of law, agendas of public meetings and any other writings, when distributed to all, or a majority of all, of the members of a legislative body of a local agency by any person in connection […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Minutes to be Approved Made Public

    […] a public meeting" of the committee must be made available when distributed to all or a majority of all the members of the committee.  Gov't Code section 54957.5(a).  Any other public record distributed during the meeting must be made available at the meeting, if prepared by the committee or a member of the committee, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Public notice and disclosure of existing litigation

    […] notice to say that, but the real question would be whether the school district has a good faith reason to believe that disclosure of the case name really would jeopardize negotiations. Finally, if the school district settles the case, section 54957.1 requires that it disclose the fact of settlement and the substance of the terms.

    June 14, 2009