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    Brown Act

    Rules for noticing city council study session

    […] didn’t attend because I thought it would be televised.  Then I thought I would be able to purchase an audio recording, but none exists. This seems like an attempt to avoid transparency and I fear if this is okay, it will start occurring with more frequency. Interested in how this jibes with the Brown Act.

    April 16, 2013

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    CPRA

    Using the CPRA to access list of alcoholic beverage licensees

    […] to whether business email addresses which are provided to the ABC-California by alcoholic beverage license applicants are subject to disclosure under the provisions of the California Public Records Act? And if, so, how can we obtain a list of all alcoholic beverage licensees in the State of California which include the following: (1) The name of […]

    June 13, 2016

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    Brown Act

    School Board Meetings without Notice

    […] contract negotiations with the teachers' union. The following message appears on the school district website: "When meetings are called regarding negotiations, based on the provisions in California Government Code Section 3549.1, notice is not required to be given to the public." The School board trustees have already held one such "secret" meeting andare intending […]

    March 18, 2010

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    First Amendment

    Can Golf Group Nix Magazine Give Away in Parking Lot?

    […] "limited public forums," or areas that traditionally have not been made open to the public, but have become public forums for at least some purposes because the government body that regulates a particular area has made it available for use by the public.In order to restrict speech in a public forum or limited public […]

    June 23, 2010

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    Brown Act

    Identifying self while making public comment

    The Brown Act provides that "very agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body."  Ca. Govt. Code Section 54954.3(a).  The Brown Act also provides that […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Drafts and Public Record

    A government agency may argue that draft reports , such as the type you refer to, can be withheld pursuant to the Public Records Act's exemption for "preliminary drafts, notes, or interagency or intra-agency memoranda" (codified in Gov't Code § 6254(a)).  However, such exemption applies only to documents that are "not retained by the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Copies of Tapes for Public Record Requests

    Government Code section 54953.5(b) provides that any tape recordings of meetings subject to the Brown Act that are made at the direction of the local agency shall be made publicly available by the local agency pursuant to the Public Records Act, by providing interested members of the public with the tape and a […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Advisory committee subject to Brown Act?

    If the air quality district appoints an advisory committee to oversee an air toxics program that will go on for 2-3 years, and it has no members from the Board of Directors (only staff, public citizens), are their meetings subject to the Brown Act? If so, do all the notice, public comment rules apply?

    June 14, 2009