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Recent court decisions transform legal tools for protecting free speech into an instrument for the suppression of the public’s speech and access rights

[…] legal Frankenstein’s monster. In doing so, they have turned a law designed to protect the public’s exercise of free speech and petition rights into a tool for government suppression of those rights. The decisions in Holbrook v. City of Santa Monica and Californians Aware v. Orange Unified School District both arise from the efforts […]
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June 3, 2009
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Conservatives’ faith in local government is misplaced: The closer government is to the people, the more government is controlled by special interests.

[…] PETER SCHEER -- In America today, conservatism's one clear fault line, cutting across cultural and socioeconomic schisms, aligns conservatives based on their views about the relationship between government and its citizens. On one side are born-again libertarians, like supporters of perpetual presidential candidate Ron Paul. Believing that governmental power and personal freedom are always […]

May 3, 2012
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Coalition Urges Compliance with California Public Records Law Amid COVID-19 Crisis

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some government agencies in California have announced that they intend to stop responding to California Public Records Act requests until the crisis passes. There is no legal basis for this extraordinary step. The California Public Records Act, Gov. Code § 6250, et seq., remains the law of the […]

March 23, 2020
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Brown Act

Regularly Scheduled Special Meetings

[…] officer of the legislative body of a local agency, or by a majority of the members of the legislative body." Gov't Code § 54956. However, certain requirements must be met. First, written notice must be delivered personally or by mail to each member of the board and to each local newspaper of general circulation, […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Availability of agendas

What is the obligation of a body that is required to comply with the Brown Act with regards to informing the public of how to access their agendas and minutes? Direct requests to the body for agendas and minutes has been ignored. Is there a procedures or process that public citizens should be aware of?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

CA Public Benefit Corporations and the CPRA

[…] re planning issues, AG Opinion letters, abbreviated court cases, etc., visiting law libraries and trying to get a handle on what rights citizens have re planning. I must say you've got a great website. In fact I've copied your CA Public Records Act info and AG Opinion letter 71 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen 235 […]

June 14, 2009
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Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

My job has been threatened if I divulge details of closed-door meetings

[…] "null and void" if there was "substantial compliance with the Act." Gov’t Code § 11130.3(b). In any event, it sounds like you may be facing issues that go beyond government transparency and would require a specialist in employment law. You might want to consult with an employment lawyer about your employment concerns. Bryan Cave LLP is […]

March 10, 2017
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Brown Act

Public Comment Limits Don’t Allow Time To Make Case

[…] meetings, reasonable time, place and manner regulations are permissible, but restrictions must be "content neutral" (as opposed to "content based") and narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest, and must allow ample alternative channels of communication. Perry Educ. Ass’n, 460 U.S. at 45. Content neutral restrictions are those that are both viewpoint and […]

May 29, 2010
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Brown Act

Does the Brown Act address how long a board member can be absent from meetings?

The Brown Act, at Government Code section 54953(b), provides that local agencies may use teleconferencing to conduct a meeting and provides the specific rules for so doing: (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body of a local agency may use teleconferencing for the benefit of the public and the legislative […]

May 16, 2012
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Brown Act

Serial Meetings

The question: Does the below discussion of their previous individual discussions constitute a serial meeting violation under the Brown Act? Member A left his council seat to become mayor, leaving the two-year remainder of his council term open. Member B and C were newly appointed to the council – they were council members ELECT […]

June 14, 2009