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    Hillary’s email problem: A crucial lesson for government officials everywhere

    […] the country literally thousands of state and local political officials, from governors to local school superintendents, use their personal email accounts for sending and receiving messages about government business. Hardly surprising. All public officials support government transparency in the abstract, but when it comes to their own communications, most opt for secrecy. They have […]

    March 17, 2015

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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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    Brown Act

    School district denies Brown Act violation. What next?

    […] & Correct letter to the Board of Trustees and the attorney representing our school district. My letter was sent on April 10, 2013, and it referenced several Brown Act violations related to a School Board meeting on March 12, 2013 where the decision was made to release me from my position without cause. The […]

    June 17, 2013

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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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    CPRA

    Government agency refusal of email records

    I was refused access to government emails and correspondence because the records were determined to be exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act (recognized under the public interest balancing exemption provided by Government Code section 6255). Does this also refuse my right to access the time and date of the email correspondence?

    April 12, 2016

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    Are the applications for state professional licenses public?

    I am a researcher for a state government agency.  For a current project, I hoped to access the applications for state professional licenses submitted by engineers. I say the records are public. Our lawyer said no.  Help!

    August 16, 2011

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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 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