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June 6, 2017
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City council candidates’ website URLs have been excluded from the city website
October 11, 2011
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Is a contracted City Attorney a city employee?
[…] hear complaints or charges brought against the employee by another person or employee unless the employee requests a public session." Gov't Code § 54757(b)(1). Government Code section 54957(b)(4) provides, in part, as follows: "For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "employee" shall include an officer or an independent contractor who functions as an […]June 14, 2009
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Recording public’s comments in board minutes
[…] at the meetings. With respect to the letters addressed to the legislative bodies, the Brown Act makes such documents accessible under the California Public Records Act. Section 54957.5 of the Brown Act provides, in part: "(a) Notwithstanding Section 6255 or any other provisions of law, agendas of public meetings and any other writings, when […]June 14, 2009
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Charter schools and the CPRA
[…] (1) A board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that either: (A) Is created by the elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be delegated by the elected governing body to a private corporation, limited liability company, or other […]June 14, 2009
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Are cast ballots public records?
September 3, 2016
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Prop 8’s victory, reinstating ban on same sex marriage, is big loss for California Supreme Court, but damage not irreparable
[…] chief executives. (Imagine a federal government in which the attorney general and other top executive branch officials are not appointed by, or answerable to, the President!) When elected representatives don’t act, the people do—taking the law into their own hands through ballot initiatives, Prop 8 being only the most recent example. In this process […]June 3, 2009
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Vallejo’s bankruptcy highlights need for transparency in city-union contracts
[…] higher than they can afford. While decisions at the state level are partly to blame, ultimate responsibility for the mismatch of revenue and expenses rests with local elected officials who, meeting in secret, have managed to avoid public discussion of the true cost and fiscal impact of the pay deals that they have approved. […]June 3, 2009
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Are Community Action Agencies Subject to the Brown Act?
[…] subject to the Brown Act since they were created under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, are required to have one-third of their board made up of elected officials, and receive huge amounts of federal and state tax payer monies, etc. But a local newspaper here told us they are not. Can you settle […]October 30, 2020
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FAC Prompts Disclosure of California Governor Jerry Brown’s Social Media ‘Block Lists’
[…] accounts on his Twitter and Facebook accounts--a practice that excluded those people from participating in a vital forum for political discussion and debate surrounding the state’s highest elected official. In releasing the documents to FAC, the Governor’s office said Brown does not "currently block or mute any Twitter or Facebook account." The Governor’s office […]September 27, 2017