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    A Guide to 2023 Open Meetings Law Changes

    The California Legislature passed four bills in 2022 changing aspects of state open-meetings laws. Notably, lawmakers increased the ability of members of both local and state bodies to participate remotely — pandemic-inspired policy that set off debates about whether such increased flexibility for public officials would result in less accountability to the public. Additional […]

    February 16, 2023

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Proposals and Public Records, Limiting Public Comment

    I attend Board meetings of a California Municipal Water District which takes the viewpoint that the Brown Act requirements are met by offering individuals from the public up to 3 minutes at the start of a meeting to comment upon any matter on the agenda. Their agendas meet the minimum requirements by stating the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Public employee salaries

    I would like to know the status of public release of public employment salaries. I know about the Oakland case, and Teamsters Local 856 v. Priceless, LLC which seemed to indicate that release of salaries connected with the names of employees is prohibited. How about requests for actual salaries by position and not connected […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    What the Brown Act Rules on a Postponing Public Meeting?

    […] message while on my lunch hour. In the past, myself and other board members have made public comment during the open public comment time at the beginning of meetings. At yesterday’s meeting I was planning to make a public comment. When I was asked to leave the meeting because of a personnel issue, I […]

    December 13, 2018

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    Tracy case tests the power of government officials to avoid disclosure of their emails on public business

    Fed up Tracy residents should refuse to pay the officials’ legal fees. By Peter Scheer Those enterprising members of the Tracy City Council have come up with a strategy to hide from public view all their written communications about government business. With a bit of legal legerdemain, they claim to be able to evade […]

    June 2, 2009

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    CFAC awards

    CFAC announces awards to FOES and friends of free speech, open government. "Darkness Awards" zap Orange County judge, Capistrano school board, San Bernardino assessor The California First Amendment Coalition has named the 2008 recipients of its "Darkness Award," given in recognition of conduct that thwarts freedom of speech and the public's right to know. […]

    June 3, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Text-Messaging Public Records

    […] Records Act and can find no authority for the Mayor's position. At the same time, I can find no authority for the position taken by Peter Scheer of CFAC who is quoted as saying,"Whether the message comes by text message to a personal iPhone or by Pony Express is irrelevant. What matters is the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can I request public staff time cards?

    My community has a special water district.There is a manager and a five-person elected board.Would the manager's time-card be public information? Also, the board has not approved the minutes for months.Is there a time limit to approve minutes from meetings?

    September 26, 2011

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Board Conducting Public’s Business Via Private Emails

    It became apparent yesterday morning that the Board of Directors of our Community Services District is conducting a significant portion of its business via email.  The emails would have originated from at least six personal private computers.Such email has not been made part of the public record.Under CPRA I have requested copies of all […]

    June 24, 2010