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Illegal immigrants have access rights too. The benefits of the Brown Act and Public Records Act do not depend on citizenship.

By Peter Scheer California's open government laws--the Brown Act and the Public Records Act, primarily--are often said to vindicate the "people's right to know" about their government. And indeed they do. But this formulation begs the question: which "people" exactly? At the country's founding, seemingly universalist references to "the people" actually meant a minority […]
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June 2, 2009
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The Brown Act and non-government youth organizations

I need to know if there are any acts, like the Brown or Public records acts, that govern youth sports leagues. My daughters play for a league that has closed meetings and meetings that nobody knows about.

June 14, 2009
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A Group of City Council Staffers Can Constitute a Serial Meeting, too

[…] members of the staff of the three councilmen who make up that committee. However, we were told that only one staff member could attend, because any more would make it a violation of the Brown Act. Is it correct that meetings of elected officials' staff members subject to the open meetings provisions of the act?

July 13, 2010
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Are Special Districts covered by Brown Act, CPRA?

[…] authorizes special districts. It almost seems as if once in place and appointed, the dependent districts fall off the radar and don't want to be known about or have their actions/inactions challenged. The one I'm battling seems to have never heard of the Brown Act or the California Public Records Act, to name just two.

January 2, 2011
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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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County Supervisors’ Invitation-Only Meeting

I am a reporter for a small, local newspaper, and have little understanding of the intricacies of the Brown Act. Last Thursday, one of the county supervisors held an invitation-only meeting about a local hot-button topic; the meeting was attended by a sheriff's deputy, a few "chosen" members of the Chamber of Commerce, and […]

June 14, 2009
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City Council disbursed funds without allowing comment by groups they shortchanged

[…] "limited public forums," or areas that traditionally have not been made open to the public, but have become public forums for at least some purposes because the government body that regulates a particular area has made it available for use by the public. The same high standard that applies to public forums -- the […]

February 15, 2012
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School Board Closed Sessions with Administrators

[…] Session, but to merely be there in case questions come up. I understand that board members who apparently know this to be a possible violation of the Brown Act, both current and former board members, are so far unwilling to speak up about this practice. How can a member of the public then address […]

June 14, 2009
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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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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