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When government outsources program are documents public?
October 10, 2011
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FAC Urges Federal Court to Uphold Right to Appeal Denials of Anti-SLAPP Motions
[…] Ninth Circuit precedent that the denial of an anti-SLAPP motion in federal court is subject to immediate appeal, as it is in state court, rather than at the end of the case, which is typical in federal court. On March 1, the court took oral argument off calendar pending an expected settlement between the parties.February 8, 2024
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Application of the Brown Act to Volunteer Fire Companies
June 14, 2009
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Regional Centers and the CPRA
June 14, 2009
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Brown Act Violation Concerns Over Closed Session Protocols for Employee Evaluations
[…] open, and public meetings. One of the limited exceptions to the open meetings requirements allows a local legislative body to hold a closed session to discuss "the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee or to hear complaints or charges brought against the employee." ยง 54957(b)(1). Note that notice […]January 20, 2021
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The public is severely limited in county meeting participation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Is this a Brown Act violation?
[…] postpones nonessential plan review until the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Instead, the County is moving along with business as usual with no extensions or postponements on the calendar. We believe this is a violation of the Brown Act, notwithstanding the digital provision. We welcome your thoughts and ideas on any recourse we might have, […]July 23, 2020
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County Bar Association and the CPRA and Brown Act
June 14, 2009
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Hernandez v. Monterey County
July 22, 2023
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Is a contracted City Attorney a city employee?
The short answer to your question is yes. As you are clearly aware, the Brown Act permits closed sessions "to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee or to hear complaints or charges brought against the employee by another person or employee unless the employee requests a […]June 14, 2009
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Stripped of First Amendment Rights By City Council
I went to a city council meeting and a woman was being proposed for city office. I condemned her appointment, saying Martin Luther King Jr. would not have approved. I also condemned the homosexuals in the room. Christianity is often condemned by others with no results, but this time, the Mayor interrupted me and […]December 4, 2018