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    Brown Act

    Non-Profits Covered under Brown Act

    This is to clarify whether or not our volunteer association, which takes care of a City Dog Park, is under the Brown Act. We were not created by any of the required methods spoken of in the Act (e.g. ordinance, formal action, charter, or resolution).  We saw a need, came together and the City […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Leading gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown need to show voters, by their own actions, that they are committed to transparency in government. Promises won’t cut it.

    […] SCHEER---As California voters begin the process of selecting the next  Governor of the ungovernable Golden State, the leading candidates owe them a demonstration of their commitment to government transparency. All politicians are supportive of open-government "in principle;"  the question is whether they are committed in practice. The best test for that is a candidate's […]

    March 9, 2010

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    Brown Act CPRA

    What Constitutes a Local Agency

    Are records from Hollywood Park OR Santa Anita Racetrack (aka Magna Entertainment Corp. and Los Angeles Turf Club) subject to public access?  If so, how do I access them?  They are under the jurisdictions of the California Horse Racing Board.  Therefore, I believe the Brown Act may apply...?

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Rights of Public Comment

    […] developer and staff.  The ability of the public to present their opinions at a microphone is not allowed. There is no way the City Council will ever know what the public has said.  The right of the public to petition their government is being suppressed. Only pro-developer, high density hype is allowed past the censorship.

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act requirement for private nonprofits?

    Please clarify for me the requirements of Brown Act compliance for a private nonprofit. We are members of an electric cooperative. As  members of the cooperative we are each eligible to be board members.  The elected directors make determinations on how operating capital is expended and invested. There has recently been allegations of fraud […]

    July 19, 2012

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    Brown Act

    School Board Trustees meeting with union reps in violation of Brown Act

    […] agenda for the upcoming board meeting. There are no public notices for these meetings. My feeling is that the board members will find a way around the Brown Act if I bring this subject up at the next board meeting, thereby negating any positive effect for change. So what is my best option to […]

    August 29, 2010

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    Reporter’s Field Guide: Data Sources in California

    […] examples of stories and reports that show how the data has been used previously. The majority of the data we’ve highlighted here is shared directly by the government, but we have also highlighted some data from other sources, including nonprofits and other groups. (Those are included under the subhead non-governmental sources.) These are a […]

    January 29, 2026

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    AG Holder, in speech, describes al-Awlaki “lethal targeting” memo that is the subject of recent FAC suit

    […] Manhattan) and the ACLU (in federal court in Washington, DC). FAC's suit is pending in federal district court in San Franciosco. In all three cases the federal government takes the position that it needn't respond to the FOIA claims on the merits because the very existence (or nonexistence) of the al-Awlaki memo is classified. […]

    March 16, 2012