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Brown Act

City Council Met Prior to Public Meeting and Made Last-Minute Agenda Changes

[…] emails from the City regarding a developer's plan that was not made public. The mayor and a council member met before a public hearing in which the agenda was changed at the last minute. The vote was 4-1 in favor of the road we were promised would not go in. Does this violate the […]

May 17, 2018
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Brown Act

Dealing with a cure and correct notice in a closed session

[…] I am a member received a cure and correct challenge regarding an action taken in closed session to dismiss an employee.The cure and correct involves whether proper notice was given for the meeting.The president and superintendent have placed the response to the cure and correct claim on next week's agenda.They are saying it is […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Access to rezoning information

[…] want to rezone school boundaries. The district went ahead and formed a committee to make boundary recommendations. The committee members were chosen by invitation only, without any notice to the public at large. We (myself, and other members of the community) recently learnt that all this has happened, and that the committee has already […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

aa-Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and the Brown Act

I have a couple of questions regarding the Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority of my city and the Brown Act. 1.) The posting of the Agenda for Board meetings lists out the items to be discussed and the order in which to do so. In all such postings the agenda item for […]

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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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
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Brown Act

Does the Brown Act Allow Consultant’s Report Reviewed in Closed Sessions?

I am working on a story about a consultant's work for a California County. I was told recently that the Board of Supervisors heard a report in closed session last month on a pilot project the consultant had done. This has been a sensitive issue so I can understand why they'd want to hear […]

January 6, 2020
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Brown Act

School Boards, Closed Sessions, and Student Files

I have learned that our school board viewed files of a student in closed session. I learned that the file contains information about the student's behavior. My further question is: Is there something in law that allows the board to meet in closed session when reviewing such materials? They regularly meet in closed session […]

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 School Records

Right to Videotape School Board Meetings

[…] historically violated the rights of English Language Learners and children with disabilities and their parents. Currently, 75% of the students are Latino and it is a hardship for many of the parents to attend school board meetings because usually closed sessions do not end until 8/9 pm and public transportation stops running at 10 […]

June 14, 2009