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Homeowner’s Association, the Brown Act, and tape recording
June 14, 2009
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Can finalists for city jobs be kept secret?
March 18, 2010
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Union attorney didn’t defend my free speech rights
August 2, 2011
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Has the Brown Act changed to allow votes on items not on agenda?
[…] as specified in subdivision (a). (3) The item was posted pursuant to subdivision (a) for a prior meeting of the legislative body occurring not more than five calendar days prior to the date action is taken on the item, and at the prior meeting the item was continued to the meeting at which action […]March 22, 2015
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Incomplete labor exemption codes within School District closed session agenda
[…] listing Government Code Section 54957, without any other designation, may be unclear. Pursuant to Gov't Code § 54957(b), a closed session may be held to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee. ("Performance goals" would seem to fall under the umbrella of "evaluation of performance" pursuant to […]March 24, 2016
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To take the sleaze out of judicial elections, ethics rules should bar lawyers who contribute money to judges from practicing before those judges
June 3, 2009
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Toll Road Agency Says There is No 14-day Requirement for Responding to CPRA Requests
[…] the California Public Records Act (CPRA) sets deadlines for agencies to respond to records requests. Agencies are required to respond to written requests for records within 10 calendar days of receipt of the request, and may extend that deadline by an additional 14 days where there are "unusual circumstances."Cal. Gov. Code§6253(c). "Unusual circumstances" include: […]January 20, 2021
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Records request regarding government contractors was denied on privacy grounds
[…] 6254 of the PRA, section i and K. We are not asking for any personal information other than the names of the persons, amounts paid in a calendar year, branch of the government the payments were made from, and general description of the payment made for people or companies either working for, or contracting […]July 13, 2010
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CA Supreme Court denied my petition and I demand the right to know why
[…] its orders and judgments, its scheduling and administration of cases, its assignment of judicial officers and administrators," as well as "official court minutes," written orders, the "master calendar," and "the various documents filed in or received by the court. Id. at 113. "All of these documents represent and reflect the official work of the […]April 13, 2012
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No vote on new superintendent, but of consensus reached in closed session
[…] to the public. One of these exceptions is found in Government Code § 54957(b), which authorizes public agencies to hold a meeting in closed session "to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee." This exception, while narrow, likely applies here because the meeting involves the selection of a new […]August 26, 2016