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    Brown Act CPRA

    Quorums and the CPRA

    […] proxy vote on specific agenda items when the member cannot be present?  We are envisioning this as a rare occurrence, and that the written vote be signed by the member and delivered to the meeting in person by a representative designated by that member. Are there better ways to accomplish this if our idea […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act Requirements and Prohibitions in Relation to Community College Governments

    This question relates to the Brown Act, which, pursuant to an Attorney General Opinion, applies to community college student governments. Recently, the student designated to post the notice of our student senate (our legislative body) meeting failed, because of illness, to post it by 3 p.m. Sunday for a meeting the following Wednesday at […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Newsgathering School Records

    State university won’t disclose student cafeteria workers’ pay

    I'm a  journalist at a state university where our student cafeteria came under fire from the administration over a party they'd hosted. A source told me that the student managers of the cafeteria were suspended without pay. I contacted the accounting department to request how much those students were paid per week over the past 2 months. […]

    June 14, 2014

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    CPRA Police Records

    Can law enforcement seal a search warrant that gathered evidence on a civil case?

    […] use a search warrant to gather evidence in an anticipated civil case? 2) Can that same agency seal a search warrant used solely to acquire information for an expected civil case? 3) Where can I find the law on this, so that I may reference it in conversations with this agency? Thank you very much.

    August 19, 2011

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    CPRA

    Double standard on publishing names of document requesters

    We have a unique situation here. A Community Services District has established a policy of publishing the requesters name and what records they are asking for in both the minutes and agenda. This is done to bring public attention on who is requesting records. These individuals are now being harassed for making these requests. […]

    January 4, 2011

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    CPRA Police Records

    Denied records of homicide investigation

    Two family members were involved in a murder/suicide. On the night of the incident the homicide detective told me I would be able to get copies of the investigation once done. The investigation is done, but I am being told that I have no right to files and that the homicide dept. does not […]

    December 23, 2011

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    Brown Act

    The city decided in closed session to let Wal Mart pick up legal tab for lawsuit

    Tonight the City Attorney reported out on the council's closed-session meeting. She told the public that the meeting had discussed pending litigation over a Wal Mart development-agreement lawsuit; that the council had voted 5-0 to defend the city against the suit; and that they had also agreed in this same closed session to allow […]

    August 20, 2012

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act Rules About Late Night Meeting

    […] the regular meeting did not end until 12:23 AM. Lots of controversy that night. The Special meeting was convened a few moments later. Everybody had gone home by then. The Council voted to spend a million dollars on a house. This topic had never been discussed in open session. My question is, was this […]

    April 9, 2018