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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
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Brown Act

Water Board repeatedly violates Brown Act

I recently attended a meeting of a publicly-elected Water Board. There were three Brown Act violations during the meeting. One of the violations was attempted and the attorney for the Board interrupted the Board and informed them that they were in violation of the Brown Act. Subsequently, this same Board held an opening of […]

December 31, 2010
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Brown Act CPRA

Are Power Point Presentations to Board of Healthcare District Public Records?

[…] in any publication. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

February 22, 2018
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CPRA

Medi-Cal, Provider Rates, Confidentiality

[…] the first step is to determine if it is a local agency for the purposes of the Public Records Act. The term "local agency" is defined at Government Code section 6252 and includes such entities as cities, counties, school districts, and any other "local public agency." It also includes any entities that qualify as […]

June 14, 2009
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Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

Juvenile Justice Commissions and the Brown Act

Are the meetings of Juvenile Justice Commissions, which are entities created by California W & I Code Set. 225, governed by the Brown Act?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Entities meeting in a closed “workshop” setting

[…] setting" because the workshop was very likely a "meeting" under the Brown Act. The board, however, should have allowed public comment before voting on the "options." California Government Code section 54954.3 provides that members of the public be given the opportunity to comment "before or during the legislative body's consideration of the item." By […]

June 14, 2009