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    Brown Act

    Spanish Translator at School Board Meetings

    With respect to the meetings of local government bodies such as school boards, the public's right to attend, receive notice of, and otherwise access those meetings is governed by the Brown Act, Govt. Code section 54950 et seq.  While the Brown Act requires that certain translation services be provided to disabled persons in accordance […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA FOIA

    Record of state and federal spending

    […] of state governments. Thus there is no issue of the California Public Records Act "complying" or not with the federal FOIA. Any suit to force a California government agency to comply with its obligations under the Public Records Act or other obligation of California law should thus be filed in the California state court […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act Requirements and Prohibitions in Relation to Community College Governments

    This question relates to the Brown Act, which, pursuant to an Attorney General Opinion, applies to community college student governments. Recently, the student designated to post the notice of our student senate (our legislative body) meeting failed, because of illness, to post it by 3 p.m. Sunday for a meeting the following Wednesday at […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    How can I access records regarding college sports’ recruitment?

    […] out how its athletic program is organized is probably worth it before launching your requests. 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.

    July 21, 2016

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    Brown Act

    The city decided in closed session to let Wal Mart pick up legal tab for lawsuit

    […] action to enforce the Brown Act may be entitled to recover attorneys' fees. The details of this enforcement procedure are set out in Section 54960.1(a) of the Government Code. Again, it is not necessary that an attorney file any court action, although if you reach this stage with the agency, you may want to […]

    August 20, 2012

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act Rules About Late Night Meeting

    […] general circulation, radio station or television station that has in writing requested notice. The notice must also be posted in a location freely accessible to the public. Government Code section 54956. The notice must specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be discussed. Only the business specified for […]

    April 9, 2018

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Does Brown Act Permit City Council’s New Rules of Decorum?

    […] this statutory requirement, the First Amendment guards against regulations that are too restrictive of speech.  Regulations should be "content neutral" and narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest, and they must allow ample alternative channels of communication.  See, e.g., Perry Educ. Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators’ Ass’n, 460 U.S. 37, 45 (1983). Generally […]

    May 21, 2018

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    CPRA

    How to I get city to admit to under-reporting employee compensation?

    […] employees should generally be public.International Federation of Processional Engineers v. Superior Court, 42 Cal. 4th 319, 331 ("[t]he 'broadly based and widely accepted community norm[]' applicable to government employee salary information is public disclosure"). However, it sounds like you may have obtained the information you requested and are instead considering what action you might […]

    October 22, 2010

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    City says building plans can be viewed but not copied

    […] legislative history of § 19851 is not readily available, that statute might be read as formalizing a procedure to avoid incurring copyright liability to the extent the government has mandated that architects' works be deposited with a government agency. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First […]

    September 19, 2012

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    CPRA

    Can I access attorney’s retainer agreement and invoices via the Public Records Act?

    […] § 6255(a). If I am understanding your question, you are trying to get records relating to an invoice and retainer agreement with outside counsel hired by a government agency. Agencies may claim such documents are exempt from disclosure under the pending litigation exemption contained in the Public Records Act under Government Code section 6254(b), or […]

    July 2, 2015