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    CPRA

    Access to rezoning information

    You first asked what the public's rights are with respect to information, such as how the committee was formed.  There is no law that requires government agencies to respond to questions made of them by members of the public.  Therefore, an agency such as the school district does not necessarily need to respond to […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Arrested for making public comments that “disturbed” council meeting

    […] "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. The same high standard that applies to public forums -- the […]

    October 21, 2010

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    Brown Act

    Can a city council member who is not a member of a committee make a public comment during the committee’s meeting?

    […] body." Govt. Code § 54952(b). Ordinarily, any member of the public may give public comment during the meeting of a legislative body. With respect to public comments, Government Code section 54954.3(a) states, "Every agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any […]

    April 24, 2025

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Is limiting a school board trustee’s comments legal?

    […] "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. The same high standard that applies to public forums -- the […]

    March 27, 2010

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    Brown Act

    What meetings are governed by CA Proposition 54?

    Does CA Proposition 54 cover bodies like county Human Rights Commissions? Mine is trying to say that they are exempt from the requirement to make an audio recording of meetings because: "The Commission doesn’t have the power to vote or passing laws." I'm told they are just an advisory group to the Board of Supervisors but […]

    June 6, 2017

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    Brown Act

    Closed sessions to“items discussed not falling within their jurisdiction”

    I am a student at community college. After a board meeting of the Associated Students was adjourned, the president of the board asked all non-board members to leave the room so that the assembled quorum could talk about "items not falling within their jurisdiction." Was this a violation of the Brown Act?

    June 14, 2009

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    Most Wanted Secret Doc: Justice Dept Memo Analyzing Drone Strikes Against Suspected Terrorists

    […] now. First are Mitt Romney's undisclosed tax returns. You already know about those. The other is a classified legal memorandum, prepared by the Justice Department, analyzing the government's legal authority to conduct targeted killings of terrorists abroad-including, specifically, terrorists who are U.S. citizens. Interest in this memo intensified following a 2011 drone strike in […]

    August 27, 2012

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    Brown Act

    Is a city’s Building Board of Appeals a standing committee?

    […] posts an agenda 72 hours in advance of the meeting? I realize BBAs perform a quasi-judicial function rather than a legislative function but are still considered legislative bodies under the Brown Act. What I’m really trying to understand is whether BBAs are appropriately classified as standing committees under the Brown Act and if they […]

    August 14, 2013

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    School board changed public comments without notice

    […] "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. The same high standard that applies to public forums -- the […]

    March 30, 2010