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    Free Speech & Open Government Award

    Every year FAC recognizes outstanding accomplishment, service, or other contributions to the advancement of free expression or the people’s right to know about their government. The nomination period for the 2026 awards will begin in Fall 2026.

    July 3, 2024

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    Brown Act

    Can California Agencies Continue to Hold Meetings Remotely After the State Reopens?

    […] state body that holds a meeting via teleconferencing and allows members of the public to observe and address the meeting telephonically or otherwise electronically, consistent with the notice and accessibility requirements set forth below, shall have satisfied any requirement that the body allow members of the public to attend the meeting and offer public […]

    June 11, 2021

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Slideshow presentation during public comment at school board meeting

    […] the presentation, the superintendent cut me off saying "That's enough...we won't have any more of that....shut it down."  He told me to leave the podium, which I did.  What recourse do I have in this situation? Thanks for any help.  I was representing myself, but am one of the teachers potentially involved in the transfer.

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Bundling agenda action items silences public input

    I would like to question the legality of a new practice our school board school board to "bundle"  regular action items on the agenda. At the only regular board meeting of August 2010, after approving the consent calendar, the board approved the regular agenda items as presented. Their own by-laws state an agenda item […]

    September 17, 2010

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    Brown Act Newsgathering

    Inadequate notification of Special District meetings

    […] (upon standing automatically renewed request) on the preceding Friday. Recently the District started posting the agenda and sending the mail on Saturday. I have objected that the notice for 72 hours does not include Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. For a Tuesday 7:30 pm meeting notice would have to be made by 5 pm on […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    I ask for transparency; they ask me to resign

    […] if this committee is an open, public meeting versus a closed door Brown Act Meeting. There are no meeting minutes and no 72- hour posting of an Agenda, as required by the Brown Act. I have been repeatedly asked to resign from the committee and have been treated very badly because I am asking […]

    January 11, 2012

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Arrested for making public comments that “disturbed” council meeting

    I am a signatory of an initiative which qualified for the ballot, but which the city refused to forward to the county for inclusion on the ballot in violation of Elections Code. At the next city council meeting, during the public comment period, I was criticizing the council's illegal refusal to forward the initiative […]

    October 21, 2010

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    Brown Act

    School board keeping exorbitant attorney fees in closed session

    […] attorney released to the public.  So far the attorney's fees of $50k to $70k per month (the amount of almost $1million is rapidly approaching) have been discussed in closed session and the rest of the board members what to keep it that way . I consider the attorney just like any other a vendor and […]

    November 29, 2011