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Huntington Beach City Council pledges to make budget documents more accessible to public

donal brown September 20, 2010

A Huntington Beach resident complained that the city council was bundling crucial budget information into “late communication” packets, making it difficult for citizens to know the importance of the information ahead of time. -db Voice of OC September 20, 2010 By Adam Elmahrek Today the Huntington Beach City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing to approve the city’s proposed 2010-11 budget, which has been posted in its entirety online, along with the City

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Novato: Anti-immigration activist arrested for addressing audience rather than city council

donal brown September 16, 2010

During a Novato City Council meeting, a man speaking on an immigration ballot issue addressed the audience rather than the council so the mayor called a recess. The man continued to address the audience and was arrested for disrupting the meeting. -db Marin Independent Journal September 16, 2010 By Rob Rogers Police arrested lawyer and immigration activist Jerome Ghigliotti at Novato’s City Council meeting Tuesday night and led him away in handcuffs after the council

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Sierra foothills: Ambulance district admits open meeting violation

donal brown September 15, 2010

Exeter District Ambulance has admitted it violated the Brown Act, California’s open meeting law, and is taking steps to insure that the public is allowed to make comments. -db The Foothills Sun Gazette September 15, 2010 By Reggie Ellis Exeter District Ambulance has made its mistakes, taken its lumps and is well on the road to recovery. In a response letter to the 2009-2010 Grand Jury Final Report, Board President Kerry Elbisi wrote that the

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Orange County: Parents sue about school boundaries claiming open meeting violations

donal brown September 13, 2010

A trial starts this week brought by parents seeking to throw out boundaries for the new Yorba Linda High School. The lawsuit is partly based on the allegation that the superintendent and board members held private meetings on the boundaries. -db The Orange County Register September 12, 2010 By Jessica Terrell YORBA LINDA – A group of parents will get their day in court Monday when a trial starts for two lawsuits seeking to have

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University of California: Regents consider improving media access to its meetings

donal brown September 10, 2010

The regents of the University of California may change their media coverage policy next week by allowing more public access to its meetings and allowing recording, videotaping and photographing. -db San Francisco Chronicle September 10, 2010 By Nanette Asimov The University of California Board of Regents is expected to toss out a long-standing policy next week restricting public access to its meetings, and to affirm the public’s right to record, videotape or photograph proceedings. The

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