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South Lake Tahoe city council runs afoul of open meeting law

donal brown December 17, 2010

A Lake Tahoe News reporter claims the South Lake Tahoe City Council discussed an item not on the agenda so that the public did not have a chance to comment, a clear violation of California’s open meeting law, the Brown Act. -db Lake Tahoe News Opinion December 16, 2010 By Kathryn Reed On the first day on the job, Claire Fortier learned it takes more than desire to get what she wants as an elected

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Menlo Park mayor resigns after apparent open meeting violation

donal brown December 13, 2010

Menlo Park’s new mayor resigned three days after he appointment, admitting that her private consultations with two other council members about the mayor vote constituted serial meetings in violation of the state’s open meeting law. -db San Jose Mercury News December 12, 2010 By Bonnie Eslinger Three days after being appointed mayor of Menlo Park, Kelly Fergusson resigned from her post Friday in the fallout from apparently having violated the state’s open government law. Fergusson

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Election of Novato mayor raises charges of open meeting violation

donal brown December 13, 2010

A divided Novato council elected a mayor bypassing a long standing tradition of elevating the pro tem mayor prompting her to challenge the election through accusations that the decision was made behind closed doors violating California’s Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. -db Marin Independent Journal December 8, 2010 By Rob Rogers Under ordinary circumstances, Novato’s annual election for mayor is as regular as the tides — and about as exciting. On Tuesday, however,

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Carson council denies District Attorney’s allegations of open meeting violations

donal brown December 9, 2010

The Carson City Council claimed the district Attorney did not have any basis in case law for alleging that the mayor had violated the state’s open meeting law, the Brown Act, in cutting off critics at council meetings with a mute button. -db Daily Breeze December 8, 2010 By Sandy Mazza Carson City Council members are firing back at allegations by the District Attorney’s Office that the mayor violated free-speech rights by muting critics at

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Oroville: Lame duck park district board allegedly made decisions before invited few

donal brown December 7, 2010

Critics are alleging that the Feather River Recreation and Park District’s held a special meeting to make key decisions in violation of the California’s open meeting law. They failed to inform the newly elected directors of the meeting or invite the local press. -db Oroville Mercury-Register December 7, 2010 By Mary Weston OROVILLE, Calif. — The Feather River Recreation and Park District held a special meeting Thursday before the three new board members were sworn

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