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“Briefings” on controversial project really serial meetings?

[…] or by telephone. At the meeting attended by two commissioners, the city manager squelched any dissent about the project and was insistent that they take a positive action on the project the following evening. How much evidence do we need to send a cure and demand letter? Apparently these small group serial briefings are […]

August 18, 2010
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Brown Act

City Planning Commission failure to address public comment

[…] with the established procedure, I submitted 3 pages of comments before the onset of the meeting. During the meeting my comments were overlooked - the Planning Director claimed they lacked relevance to the agenda item, even though they were directly pertinent to the discussion. Does this incident qualify as a violation of the Brown Act?

April 11, 2016
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Brown Act First Amendment Newsgathering

When is it okay to videotape a meeting?

[…] by a legislative body that falls within the definition of the Brown Act, then the basic answer to your question is yes, the meeting may be taped. Government Code section 54953.5(a) provides: (a) Any person attending an open and public meeting of a legislative body of a local agency shall have the right to […]

December 5, 2010
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Brown Act CPRA

Can I be charged for agenda-item documents?

The answer to your inquiry involves the Brown Act, which, as you probably know, is California's Open Meeting Law.The Act requires that the agenda be posted at least 72 hours before the legislative body's meeting, and should contain a "brief general description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed at the […]

October 20, 2011
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CPRA

When government outsources program are documents public?

[…] question you raise is a difficult one, and my colleagues and I are aware of only spotty authority that addresses the question of public records which the government has effectively outsourced. However, neither case really addresses the particular situation you outline below. In San Gabriel Tribune v. Superior Court, 143 Cal. App. 3d 762 […]

October 10, 2011
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Internal Decision-Making and the Brown Act

[…] was in regards to building a complex by the river that runs threw our town. We (the neighborhood) are opposed to the complex and the meeting was to address that. She told us it did not matter, and that it was going to pass anyway, despite of our complaints. Is that a Brown Act violation?

June 14, 2009
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Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and the Brown Act

[…] held regarding a development. Over 100 people showed up for the meeting. The developer claimed that their presentation would be incomplete, and therefore there would be no point in having the meeting. The Planning Commission concurred and the meeting was canceled and has yet to be rescheduled. Is this a violation of the Brown Act?

June 14, 2009
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Documents from Closed Session Real Property Negotiations

The Brown Act authorizes legislative bodies to hold closed sessions with its negotiator prior to the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of real property by or for the local agency in order to grant authority to its negotiator regarding the price and terms of payment. Gov't Code § 54956.8. The topics that can be […]

June 14, 2009
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Closed Sessions under the Brown Act

[…] a local district meets in closed session without any prior notification to the public. It makes a personnel decision during that closed session and announces it to the public. Question: Is the unannounced closed session meeting in accordance with Brown Act or any other law? If not, what are the legal ramifications of that meeting?

June 14, 2009
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Closed meeting votes and the Brown Act

Under the Brown Act, can a sitting city council conduct a secret vote (no public notification) whether to consider a legally filed candidate for a city commission appointment, and then, refuse to make public how each council member voted or how the tally went when they do appoint candidates to a commission?

June 14, 2009