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CPRA

Accessing Polling Done with Public Funds

First, unless the pollster, as a private entity, meets the definition found in section 54952 of the California Government Code, it is not subject to the Public Records Act (PRA) and so you would not be able to obtain its records pursuant to a PRA request. The PRA applies to local agencies, defined as […]

June 14, 2009
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Assembly approves constitutional amendment to protect CPRA, Brown Act

[…] SCA 3 with Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, said] the legislature's action "allows California voters to debate the importance of strengthening the state's most critical open- government laws by requiring compliance in the Constitution." He added, "The state should not have to provide a fiscal incentive to local governments so that they comply […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 1, 2013
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Government officials use personal email and texting to avoid public access laws. Why not use technology to enhance accountability instead of to subvert it?

By PETER SCHEER---All public officials favor open government in principle. Who would dare say otherwise? In reality, however, they are in a perpetual search, guided by clever lawyers, for new ways to circumvent disclosure requirements--at best, because they view requests for records as a nuisance, and at worst, because they have something to hide […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 22, 2009
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Brown Act

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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Brown Act

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

Is it a Brown Act violation to move item from closed to open session?

I believe the City Council violated the Brown Act at a recent meeting when councilmembers voted 5-0 to move a closed-session item, described only with the name of an individual to the Regular Agenda. Can you tell me if it was proper for the City Council to move a closed-session item to the Regular Agenda during […]

March 13, 2014
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Brown Act

City Council Met Prior to Public Meeting and Made Last-Minute Agenda Changes

[…] from the City regarding a developer's plan that was not made public. The mayor and a council member met before a public hearing in which the agenda was changed at the last minute. The vote was 4-1 in favor of the road we were promised would not go in. Does this violate the Brown Act?

May 17, 2018
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Brown Act

Does Brown Act allow vote to be changed after a meeting adjourns?

I recently witnessed a Planning Commission vote which was changed after adjournment. There is a "protocol" listed on the city's website that says a vote can be changed within 48 hours. That sounds like a violation of the Brown Act to me.

July 10, 2017
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Brown Act First Amendment

Limiting Public Testimonies to New Issues

[…] privilege or protection for expression beyond that otherwise provided by law. Cal Gov Code § 54954.3 (emphasis added). In other words, at every regular meeting, the body must allow an opportunity for the public to speak, but it may adopt "reasonable" rules, including regulations "limiting the total amount of time allocated for public testimony […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act First Amendment

Limiting Public Comment to Issues Not Already Covered

[…] privilege or protection for expression beyond that otherwise provided by law. Cal Gov Code § 54954.3 (emphasis added). In other words, at every regular meeting, the body must allow an opportunity for the public to speak, but it may adopt "reasonable" rules, including regulations "limiting the total amount of time allocated for public testimony […]

June 14, 2009