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Brown Act

Public comment vs. speaking on agenda item

[…] our agendas entitled "Committee Reports" so that council members who sit on these committees or work groups can report out. There are four such reports listed at the end of our agenda. At the beginning of the meeting under Public Comment, I (as the chair) had a speaker card which listed the Item and […]

September 27, 2011
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First Amendment

Can police remove lawn sign protesting police brutality?

I have been retaliated against for complaining about a police officer beating and raping me. Many crimes were committed by cops in the cover-up, but I have been completely silenced. I put up a sign in my front yard and got an instant response by police. I need to know if they have any […]

March 27, 2010
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First Amendment

Blog post results in threats of defamation

[…] of sexual abuse victims. My most recent story highlights a known public figure as the perpetrator in an abuse scandal. The identification of the perpetrator was disclosed by the victim throughout numerous interviews, and thus included in my story. After publishing the story, I received a demand letter detailing threats of defamation from the […]

April 8, 2016
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Brown Act First Amendment

Commissioner advised speaking to press could give rise to Brown Act violation

I am a city commissioner, and I was recently advised against voicing my opinion to the press on any subject that is or in the future may be under my commission’s jurisdiction. The concern is that later other commissioners may choose to speak to the press on the same subject and give rise to […]

December 5, 2011
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Is your personal information safe if Microsoft or Google is subpoenaed?

Do you know what information Yahoo or Microsoft give away if there is a subpoena asking the identity of email account? Do they give away actual emails or just IP logon data and personal info from registration? How would someone stop the discovery if he wanted to stay anonymous?

June 14, 2009
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Newsgathering

Publishing a photo showing license plate numbers

While walking across a parking lot at an elementary school site, I noticed a car that had been parked in the same place for several minutes. There were two 8 x 11 inched sized "political messages" affixed to the back bumper of the car: 1 on each side of, and close to, the license […]

June 6, 2013
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Brown Act

Does newspaper candidate forum constitute a quorum?

[…] invited city council candidates to our newspaper offices for an editorial endorsement forum. There are three incumbents and one challenger for three seats. We will have me, the editor, and a reporter there to ask the candidates questions about why we should endorse their candidacy. Because there are three candidates currently on the same […]

October 6, 2009
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Brown Act

Does Brown Act allow public meeting recordings to be destroyed?

[…] power to decide? A 3-4 decision came after an argument over a subject that was related to the issue in from of them, but was already decided by the state board. I sent a request this week that had questions about the Brown Act and the Public Records Act. We have taken the first […]

March 25, 2013
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Brown Act

Is a quorum required for presentations?

There's some confusion about whether the county Mental Health Board is violating the Brown Act by receiving information when it doesn't have a quorum. Can the board have discussions and receive presentations, but not take formal action, when a quorum isn't present?

September 16, 2010
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Brown Act

Reporting closed sessions decisions

The city council has had an item on its closed session agenda for several weeks regarding a condo's violation of a development agreement. The city manager said publicly that the council had reached a decision that "involves litigation," but he did not discuss the details. No decision was announced after that city council […]

June 5, 2010