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  • Latest News

    Blog

    Can the First Amendment Survive President Trump?

    […] the government’s power over citizens. The First Amendment does not have an army to enforce these limitations. They work---that is, they restrain government---because the people and their elected officials consent to them, even though the whole idea of freedom of speech is fundamentally anti-democratic. Freedom of speech again and again has been applied to […]

    November 18, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    School Board Closed Sessions with Administrators

    […] employee requests a public session, but note that the term "employee"  does not include an elected official or a member of a legislative body (Gov't Code § 54957) -To discuss and decide whether an applicant for a license or license renewal who has a criminal record is sufficiently rehabilitated to obtain the license (Gov't […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Open Meeting Rules for Chamber of Commerce/ Non-Profits

    […] (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

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    When does a non-profit fall under the Brown Act?

    […] include "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 […]

    July 31, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Circumstances for closed meetings

    […] posing a threat to the security of public buildings or a threat to the public's right of access to public services or public facilities" (Gov't Code § 54957) —To consider the appointment, employment, evaluation or performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee, or to hear complaints or charges brought against the employee by […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Handbooks

    Police Transparency Handbook

    […] perceived, and pertaining to the manner in which he or she performed his or her duties." Penal Code section 832.8(a). Records relating to the conduct of an elected county sheriff, as opposed to deputies employed by the sheriff’s department, are not "personnel records" because the county is not deemed the sheriff’s "employing agency." Essick […]

    September 6, 2024

  • Latest News

    Blog

    After the Election, What Comes Next

    […] 2025, FAC will expand our defense of democracy’s fundamental rights by: Adding a senior staff attorney to ensure more government transparency. Increasing our oversight and lobbying of elected officials. Customizing and expanding our education for journalists to empower them to do their fearless best. To help support this crucial expansion in defense of democracy, I […]

    November 9, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Co-op non-profits

    […] either condition applies, the board of even a private entity must follow all of the provisions of the Brown Act, including the requirements of Government Code section 54957.1.  That section provides as follows: 54957.1.  (a) The legislative body of any local agency shall publicly report any action taken in closed session and the vote […]

    June 14, 2009