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    Press Release

    CFAC awards

    […] was so indifferent to anti-secrecy laws that the Orange County District Attorney issued a public report outlining the board's many violations of the Ralph M. Brown public meetings law. In a follow-up inquiry, the District Attorney found further violations and concluded that the board had proven itself "incapable or unwilling" of complying with the […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Homeowner’s Association, the Brown Act, and tape recording

    My senior homeowner’s association board prohibits members from tape recording board meetings.  I tried today, they asked me to leave, and they called the police. I stated "I will exercise my right under California law to record meeting". Police would not take any action in civil matter.  The board adjourned meeting for two weeks. […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Future Council Members, Participation, and the Brown Act

    […] says that it would violate the Brown Act if, as future members, either of us participated in the appeal or spoke to the Council during the appeal meeting.  (We both regularly address the Council at other meetings.) DOES it violate the Brown Act if we help present our group's appeal to the present City […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Law unclear on collecting signatures on private property in California

    […] the nature and extent of the public invitation to use the property, the evidence showed that the stores are uniformly designed to encourage shopping as opposed to meeting friends, congregating or lingering." The Pruneyard line of cases does suggest, however, that private commercial property that encourages the congregation of individuals --, the common area […]

    October 24, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Planning a Closed Session to Allow Confidential Documents

    Under the Brown Act, "otwithstanding Section 6255 or any other provisions of law, agendas of public meetings and any other writings, when distributed to all, or a majority of all, of the members of a legislative body of a local agency by any person in connection with a matter subject to discussion or consideration […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    Board retailiating against former colleague who called them on Brown Act violations

    […] sector experience. Since his employment, I caught and exposed some misuse of public funds, taking gifts from contractors. Also, the Brown Act is violated at nearly every meeting. Contracts involving money all done in closed sessions. All these and more are exposed by me at public meetings. I am as harsh on the Board […]

    August 21, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    City-Funded Committees with Non-Public Official Member

    The issue is that the City funded a committee of residents to develop a strategy to pass an open space initiative (at one Council meeting the money was referred to as seed money).  Two City Council members were on the committee, but have refused to give the names of the other members. The ordinance […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Forcing public official to attend Brown Act training

    […] respective authorities (and/or lack thereof), parliamentary procedure & protocol - in general, to learn how to "play well together?" 2) Is there provision or precedent for a majority of directors to discuss construction of an agenda (content, order, etc.) prior to a meeting (assuming they do not substantially debate the merits of individual agenda items)?

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Minutes deadline

    Does a City have a timeframe within which it must provide a record (minutes) of Council Meetings?  I am having difficulty in obtaining (being allowed to inspect) minutes from 3 months ago? The city indicates they are not "ready."

    June 14, 2009