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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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Homeowner’s Association, the Brown Act, and tape recording
June 14, 2009
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Are Special Districts covered by Brown Act, CPRA?
January 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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Martin Reynolds and Nate Cardozo Join FAC’s Board of Directors
The First Amendment Coalition is delighted to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Martin Reynolds, director of Reveal Investigative Fellowships at the Center for Investigative Reporting and Co-Executive Director of The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education; and Nate Cardozo, Senior Staff Attorney for the Electronic Frontier […]July 5, 2017
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Brown Act violation involving resignations
[…] not violate the Brown Act (pertaining to open meetings), but it might violate the Board’s bylaws. You may want to request a copy, to determine voting and appointment requirements. Additionally, the resignation (and any document rescinding it) may be available to you by way of a public records request. The Public Records Act provides […]April 4, 2016
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Bundling agenda action items silences public input
[…] practice our school board school board to "bundle" regular action items on the agenda. At the only regular board meeting of August 2010, after approving the consent calendar, the board approved the regular agenda items as presented. Their own by-laws state an agenda item will be presented; the administration will give their presentation and […]September 17, 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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CA Public Benefit Corporations and the CPRA
June 14, 2009