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California: State appeals court scuttles Brown Act challenge in Montebello

donal brown January 5, 2012

A state appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that the City of Montebello did not violate the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, in approving a $3.2 million real estate agreement with a businessman. The Montebello redevelopment agency approved the deal in a closed meeting preceding a public session. -db From the Metropolitan News-Enterprise, January 4, 2012, by Kenneth Ofgang. Full story

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Open meetings: City council barred from taking private tour of water facility

donal brown September 1, 2011

California’s Attorney General Kamala Harris demonstrated the long reach of the state’s open meeting law, the Brown Act,  in her opinion that for majority of a Southern California city council to take an invitation-only tour of a Northern California water district facility would be a violation of the law. Harris also said that even if properly noticed and inclusive, holding a meeting at such a distance from the city would limit public access and further

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California: Developers in La Jolla sue over alleged open meeting violations

donal brown July 13, 2011

Developers of a controversial three-story project in La Jolla are suing the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA), a nonprofit advisory group for the city of San Diego, for violating the Brown Act, California’s open meeting law. The suit brought by Bob and Kim Whitney claims the LJCPA deliberated and voted in private over the development project and denied them access to the meetings. -db From the La Jolla Light, July 13, 2011, by Dave

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Tulare County supervisors likely to evade suit on alleged open meeting violations

donal brown August 23, 2010

A superior court judge indicated she would dismiss an open meeting lawsuit against the Tulare County Board of Supervisors from lack of solid evidence. The supervisors were alleged to have violated California’s Brown Act by meeting regularly for lunch, they claimed, to build team solidarity. -db Visalia Times-Delta August 21, 2010 By Valerie Gibbons A Tulare County Superior Court judge will likely dismiss an open meetings lawsuit against the Tulare County Board of Supervisors next

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Tulare: Suit brought over alleged violations of open meeting and public records laws

donal brown June 17, 2010

Eight Tulare citizens filed suit over actions by the city council who met twice in closed session to discuss the city manager’s complaints against a councilman. The lawsuit holds among other things that the closed session did not meet conditions of the Brown Act, California’s open meeting law, for holding a closed session. -db Tulare Advance-Register June 17, 2010 By Luis Hernandez A lawsuit has been filed claiming Tulare city officials violated open meeting and

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