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Brown Act

Secret ballots violate Brown Act

[…] open session, but by secret ballot. After announcing the matter, taking questions and comments, the city council sat at the dias w/microphones off, each wrote their choices for the board on a piece of paper and handed them to the City Clerk who tallied the votes and announced the appointments, but without specifying which […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA School Records

Are School Board Committee Meetings Subject to the Brown Act?

I am a parent who submitted an application to run for the Parent Representative position at my child's Charter school. The elections committee deemed me unqualified under their recently changed bylaws (amended after the application deadline). I requested to attend Election Committee meetings, and was told they are not subject to Brown Act. I […]

February 6, 2018
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CPRA Police Records

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

[…] agency 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 […]

August 19, 2011
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Brown Act

Are Community Action Agencies Subject to the Brown Act?

[…] agency as a full voting member of the governing body of that private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity shall be relieved from the public meeting requirements of this chapter by virtue of a change in status of the full voting member to a nonvoting member. (d) The lessee of any hospital the […]

October 30, 2020
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Brown Act First Amendment

Does Brown Act Permit City Council’s New Rules of Decorum?

[…] and distrust in the city officials and business. 1. Can the rules dictate what a community member wants to speak on during regular general public comment? (non agenda items and not during a public hearing) 2. Can the rules dictate whether other community members are allowed to repeat or echo similar comments? 3. Can […]

May 21, 2018
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CPRA

Can I access emails of city employees using personal emails for city business?

Our newspaper made an public records request for "all emails to and from city employees" regarding a new parking meter system the city is using. Our intention is to see whether employees have written emails stating that the system is not working properly. In response, the city attorney exempted an unspecified number of emails […]

November 17, 2011
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Brown Act

When does a non-profit fall under the Brown Act?

[…] the City under an Assessment is the Association under the Brown Act? If the Association establishes a new organization and is registered as a 501(c)(3)to become eligible for grants does that organization fall under the Brown Act? If the Association gives money to the organization does it fall under the Brown Act? If a […]

July 31, 2013
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Brown Act

Charter schools and the Brown Act

I'm writing a piece about charter school transparency requirements and want to make sure I understand the requirements for them to be subject to the Brown Act. Looking at A &A about charters it looks like a publicly-funded charter school is not subject to the Brown Act if there is no one on the governing board […]

June 1, 2016
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CPRA

Request for advisory committee’s documents denied

[…] local planning group (elected advisory body under the City's Dept. of Planning and Land Use). The chair of the committee has sent members an email explaining that they should each bring the documents they possess for me to read while the meeting is in session, but claiming copies needn't be provided. What do I do?

August 3, 2011
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CPRA

Will attorney/client privilege keep me from learning how County is spending bond money?

[…] use funds from a CSA (County Service Area), which is involved in a lawsuit. What was presented to the people in the ballot said nothing about using the funds for the legal defense of the County. Is the information I requested attorney client privilege or is it public information? I look forward to your response.

June 8, 2015