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Brown Act Newsgathering

Community Association claims parks are private; city says they’re public

[…] and then the city. The parks are considered public by city officials, but the association says those parks are private. My question has to do with the Brown Act. If the community association, a public benefit nonprofit corporation, holds board meetings to discuss these public parks, are these meetings considered open meetings and subject […]

July 17, 2013
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Brown Act

Does the Brown Act require minutes from city council meetings?

[…] said, the city council's own bylaws will typically address whether minutes must be taken. 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.

June 5, 2013
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CPRA

Private information in the public record

The State of CA Medical Licensing Board has published my private medical info on their License Verification website. Based upon the premise that under the Public Records Act, my license is a Public Document that the public is entitled to see. They claim they are required to tell the Public their justification for giving […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Planning a Closed Session to Allow Confidential Documents

[…] have reached an agreement to allow the board members to access documents in closed session so that it will be covered under the Brown Act. Can a government entity plan a session to fall under the Brown Act to keep information confidential on hiring documents when it's not for the purpose of actually hiring […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Lawsuits Among School Trustees

The Brown Act provides that the legislative body must disclose certain information about what has transpired in a closed session and that certain information acquired in closed session must not be disclosed, absent authorization from the legislative body. As for mandatory disclosure, with respect to pending litigation, the body must disclose a decision to […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Are Emails Meetings?

Can members of a public agency use emails (to all members of the board) to share information regarding board matters. These are information only emails, no action is taken, and no votes are taken. They are used to provide information on action that may or may not be taken at the scheduled board meetings.

June 14, 2009
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FOIA Police Records

Accessing Information from ICE

[…] to state: how many people have been arrested; who has been arrested; where they have been taken, etc. I've heard that ICE has invoked the federal Privacy Act as a reason for withholding even basic information. My question is: What are the rights of journalists, under FOIA or other authority, to demand this information? […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Does the Brown Act require meeting minutes?

The High School District board stopped taking minutes at their meetings? Can they do that under the Brown Act?

April 13, 2015
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Brown Act

Getting information from closed sessions

As a preliminary matter, it is not clear why your Board would have cited Government Code section 54956.9. Section 54956.9 provides for closed sessions to discuss pending litigation, and does not apply to either of the items you listed in your inquiry. With regard to the first item, public employee discipline/dismissal/release, the Brown Act […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Councilmembers May Have Met Privately to Agree on Vote Outcome

[…] the Council working together in private to agree to pass legislation without public access. I am running for officer in November against this councilmember and if she and other Councilmembers violated the Act, the voters have a right to know about that. If you can give me any feedback on this, I would appreciate it.

November 6, 2018