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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Can someone be arrested for speaking too long at a public meeting?

     An activist was arrested at a city council meeting for exceeding the time limit. It’s very loosely enforced by the mayor who allows some people to speak longer and others not to. The decision to target the activist was made earlier by the city attorney who told the police officer the next time this […]

    September 11, 2014

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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act CPRA

    Are state Task Force meetings covered under the Brown Act?

     The state has assembled a Task Force and advertises its meetings (quietly) but claims they are not public meetings. They've said I can't attend. In fact I don't even know whether the meetings take place at a physical location or are mere conference calls. I believe they are public meetings because the Task Force […]

    July 11, 2017

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Are Power Point Presentations to Board of Healthcare District Public Records?

    […] regarding emergency dept. and inpatient services on different floors of hospital. At the end of the hospital staff person's pptI asked if a copy would be available for the audience. The response from the District CEO was noncommittal—i.e., maybe, maybe not. My question: is the hospital's slide presentation a public document, and doI have […]

    February 22, 2018

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    Brown Act

    County Supervisors’ Invitation-Only Meeting

    I am a reporter for a small, local newspaper, and have little understanding of the intricacies of the Brown Act. Last Thursday, one of the county supervisors held an invitation-only meeting about a local hot-button topic; the meeting was attended by a sheriff's deputy, a few "chosen" members of the Chamber of Commerce, and […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act Newsgathering

    Closed sessions, labor negotiations, and disclosure of outcome

    […] negotiations, and did not report the outcome of the closed session. The Council also added the vote to an already called special meeting the night before. It appears that there was 24 hours notice, but not all the council members may have received the notice in writing. Did the City Council violate the Brown act?

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Open meeting law and homeowners associations

    […] for the election was the day we were told they had won the election. They now have a 3/5 majority on our board. This year, with no notice from the board or the anti-skiing faction, we noticed a Presentation on the Board agenda for last Saturday's meeting entitled "Equitable Use of the Lake". A […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    School Board Agenda Packets Availability

    I have a question about access to school board agenda packets. My understanding is that districts only need to notice a meeting 48 hours in advance, but that school board packets become public record as soon as they're sent to the trustees. The school district that I cover has asked that I wait until […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Incomplete labor exemption codes within School District closed session agenda

    I have continually requested the agenda labor exemption code be corrected for a closed session in our School District. The full exemption code is 54957.6(a), however they continue to list only 54957, leaving out the .6(a) portion. I believe accuracy would be better for transparency, and I want it to be legal as well. […]

    March 24, 2016

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    CPRA

    Can I use information revealed in closed session, or is it privileged?

    I have been an adjunct prof at a local Junior College  for 20 years. When a student  was prevented from passing out constitutions on Constitution Day, I publicly criticized the Administration. They retaliated by giving me a terrible teaching evaluation and by forbidding me to use my own writings in my classes. In response, […]

    September 1, 2016