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Access to public records denied during business hours

[…] Force for a determination of whether the record is public. SF. Ord. Sec. 67.21(d)-(e). Judicial enforcement of the Public Records Act would involve filing a lawsuit under Government Code Section 6259. Such lawsuits are typically initiated by a verified petition (i.e., a request filed under oath) that asks the court to issue a writ […]

November 21, 2009
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Brown Act

Little League meetings and the Brown Act

Does the Brown Act allow for you to sit in on a Little League meeting in which your conduct is in question by where the Little League officials have the right to suspend a coach without hearing his side of the story?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Can a school board restrict critical speech about district employees?

[…] Comments regarding an individual will not be allowed in open meeting. The board also wishes to make clear that it is bound by the limitations set forth in government code section 549557, which states that when specific complaints or charges are to be made against a district employee, such employee has the right to have […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

State college employees using work email for political campaigning

[…] of the staff of a state college used his work email address for over two years to conduct a political campaign. County Counsel is both refusing to act on this matter, and claims there was no inappropriate use of a public email. He talks about door hangers, calling up talk shows, and the county […]

August 12, 2011
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Brown Act

Unauthorized meetings to discuss matters within jurisdiction

I have questions about the brown act. If three city council members meet at private home owners associations and each discuss city business and pending issues the council will be voting on, is that considered a violation of the brown act?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Obligation to post minutes if no action is taken

[…] the minutes ASAP for 10 days after the meeting even if no vote was taken? The superintendent has told me no minutes need to be taken unless action or a vote was taken?This "Special Meeting" had one agenda Item listed and that was "Strategic Planning Session." Public comment was allowed only at the beginning […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Multiple Requests to Pull Item off Consent Agenda Overridden by County Supervisors

[…] here. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 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.

October 30, 2020
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First Amendment Protest Rights

I Believe My University Has Infringed on My Right to Free Speech. How Can I Fight Back?

[…] the past several months I have been a part of a political movement demanding a cost of living adjustment for graduate students. As part of this student action, there have been pickets often consisting of several hundred people daily. I have been fired as a result of my participation in this strike. I am […]

April 21, 2022
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FAC, ACLU, Fresnoland Demand Fresno City Council Stop Secret Budget Negotiations

[…] council’s budget committee has repeatedly met behind closed doors to finalize the budget in clear violation of the Brown Act, which guarantees the fundamental right to open government. According to Fresnoland, as the fifth largest city in California by population, Fresno stands alone in the top 10 by holding secret budget committee meetings. Although […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
September 6, 2023
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CFAC sponsors bill to prevent agencies from using anti-SLAPP law to deter citizens' open-gov suits

[…] open records and open meetings laws. The bill, SB 786, has been introduced by State Senator Leland Yee. SB 786 is directed to lawsuits in which a government agency, defending itself from a claim of violation of the Public Records Act, the Brown Act or the Bagley-Keene Act, invokes the state anti-SLAPP law in […]
June 2, 2009