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Federal judge’s order shutting down wikileaks.org, a whistleblower website, is 1st Amendment travesty
June 3, 2009
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Who is allowed to sit in on closed sessions regarding hiring?
[…] subdivision shall not include discussion or action on proposed compensation except for a reduction of compensation that results from the imposition of discipline. Cal Gov Code § 54957(b). Although the Brown Act does not specifically address who -- other than the body's members -- may attend a closed session, Attorney General opinions have emphasized […]December 31, 2010
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How can copy fees vary from agency to agency?
September 5, 2011
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Personnel Files
June 14, 2009
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Closed college governing body meeting to endorse trustees candidate
[…] meeting. Although the Brown Act permits closed meetings "to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee," Cal. Govt. Code Section 54957, this personnel exemption does not seem applicable to the situation you have described, where the governing body in question is simply considering the endorsement of an […]June 14, 2009
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Board of Directors Closed Session
[…] of performance, or dismissal of a public employee" (the "personnel" exemption) actually excludes members of the legislative body from the definition of "employees." See Gov't Code § 54957. However, again, because the Davis-Stilring Common Development Open Meeting Act does not contain similar provisions, it is unclear whether amending the by-laws to reduce the number […]June 14, 2009
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Private attorney costs to public agencies and attorney-client privilege
[…] retainer, it appears to have been a violation of the Public Record Act to not disclose the amount of the retainer agreement. See Cal. Government Code section 54957.5(a) (records provided to a Board of Supervisors or other legislative body in preparation for a public meeting are public records that must be available to the […]June 14, 2009
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Can a school board restrict critical speech about district employees?
[…] stating that "comments regarding an individual will not be allowed in an open meeting" simply does not pass constitutional muster. The agenda language also refers to section 54957 of the Brown Act, which allows for a closed session to "consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee, or […]June 14, 2009
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School District Stalling Over My Request For Gender Breakdowns On Student Performance
April 21, 2022
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If the federal FOIA shared the limitations of California’s public records law, large parts of American history would be blank.
October 14, 2014