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Los Angeles County postpones release of salary information of highest-paid employees

donal brown September 30, 2010

A Los Angeles County lawyer said they are delaying the release of the names and salaries of its highest paid employees out of concern for the workers’ safety. -db Los Angeles Times September 27, 2010 By Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles County officials are taking steps to keep secret the names and salaries of some highly paid county employees, saying they need more time to comply with public records law to protect workers who claim

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Tulare County Supervisors seek legal expenses in open government suit

donal brown September 7, 2010

After a superior court judge ruled that open meeting activist and newspaper interests overreached in suing the Tulare County Board of Supervisors, the supervisors stuck back with a countersuit seeking court costs. The supervisors had been conducting taxpayer financed lunch meetings without public participation. -db The Porterville Reporter September 7, 2010 By Jenna Chandler The Tulare County Board of Supervisors wants to recoup $32,270 it says was “wasted” fighting a petition alleging its members violated

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Concerns arise about California Assembly bill to control paparazzi

donal brown August 30, 2010

The California Newspaper Publisher Association argues that a California Assembly bill aimed at limiting Hollywood paparazzi would hamper journalists and photojournalists in transit to emergency scenes or breaking news locations by criminalizing driving infractions. -db The California Newspaper Publisher Association Commentary August 27, 2010 Assembly Speaker Emeritus Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) recently amended her bill to rein in “out of control” Hollywood paparazzi to allow for severe criminal punishment of photojournalists that violate traffic laws.

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Tulare County: Editorial says judge’s ruling blow to open meetings

donal brown August 26, 2010

On the heels of a Superior Court judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit alleging Brown Act violations by the county Board of Supervisors, the Visalia Times-Delta argues that the judge should have recognized the overriding importance of the public’s right to know how elected officials conduct public business. -db Visalia Times-Delta Editorial August 26, 2010 Naturally, we at the Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register were disappointed that Tulare County Superior Court Judge Melinda Reed dismissed

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Los Angeles County investigates improper release of information on child death and neglect cases

donal brown August 16, 2010

Los Angeles County have asked departments to investigate inappropriate disclosure of child welfare information, but in making the request in a closed meeting, according to legal experts, have violated the California’s open meeting law, the Brown Act. -db Los Angeles Times August 15, 2010 By Lisa Girion Los Angeles County officials are investigating information released regarding a string of child death and neglect cases involving the Department of Children and Family Services. The information appeared

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