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California Public Records Act

July 3, 2024
Handbooks

California Brown Act Primer

The Ralph M. Brown Act, one of California’s main sunshine laws, is intended to provide public access to meetings of local government agencies.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 8, 2024
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Brown Act First Amendment

I could not display a video during my public comment at a city council meeting

This inquiry raises two distinct issues: (1) the extent to which a government agency can regulate the process and form of public comments; and (2) what remedies are available for violations of public comment rules. We will first address limitations on public comment, and then we will share information about the Brown Act’s remedies […]

April 3, 2025
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Brown Act

Can A School District Bar The Public From School Closure Meetings?

[…] have asked for the public to be able to view the meetings, to observe, but this has been denied. The superintendent's advisory committee is not under the Brown Act. However, the public is not allowed to observe the meetings live or recorded. This is setting a precedent to ban the public from understanding how […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 21, 2022
Handbooks

Police Transparency Handbook

This resource is designed to help you navigate the law to access police use-of-force and officer misconduct records under the California Public Records Act.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 6, 2024
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A Guide to 2023 Open Meetings Law Changes

[…] public criticism of the policies, procedures, programs, or services of the agency, or of the acts or omissions of the legislative body. AB 2647 (Levine) codified at Government Code section 54957.5 AB 2647 allows local bodies to satisfy transparency requirements related to disclosure of records tied to business set for discussion or action at […]

February 16, 2023
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Brown Act CPRA

Board Conducting Public’s Business Via Private Emails

[…] But, going forward, what is the process by which a Board can communicate electronically and still comply with the Brown Act? What are the rules? What process could one use to require the Board to make those emails a part of the public record? This must not be the first time this issue has arisen.

June 24, 2010
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Brown Act CPRA

Park & Rec “advisory committee” keeping its advice secret

[…] Of course, there are numerous exemptions that the parks and rec board might cite in response to a records request, including the Act's "catch-all" exemption, contained in Government Code § 6255(a). This exemption states that in order to justify withholding a record, the agency must show that "on the facts of the particular case […]

August 8, 2011
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Brown Act

Governing Boards with Public Funds

I would like to know if governing Boards for co-ops that use public funds fall into the jurisdiction of the Brown Act or the Bagley-Keen open meeting act? If so how the Brown Act applies to these governing bodies?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Discussion of Employee Termination in Closed Session

[…] closed session for about 8 months and he just signed his 2 year contract back in May/June. Their former City Attorney has warned them of violating the Brown Act on several occasions within a memo (have copy of memo). On September 26, 2007 I was at the sewer workshop meeting when I brought up […]

June 14, 2009