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Los Angeles Supervisors agree to remedy open meeting violation

donal brown April 23, 2012

The Los Angeles County Supervisors admitted they had erred in meeting behind closed doors to discuss with state officials the transfer of prison inmates to the County. Los Angeles County agreed to pay legal fees for Californians Aware which brought the lawsuit and are releasing transcripts of the September closed meetings. -db From The Antelope Valley Times, April 20, 2012, by The AV Times Staff. Full story  

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Opinion: Obama administration falls far short of transparency goals

donal brown April 18, 2012

Three lawyers with experience in litigating Freedom of Information Act cases charge that the Obama administration has performed poorly in promoting government transparency. Whereas Attorney General Eric Holder said he would only defend agencies when it was clear that disclosure was contrary to law or would cause harm, in actual practice since his pronouncement Holder has never refused to defend an agency withholding information. -db From a commentary for The National Law Journal, April 16,

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Los Angeles Coliseum Commission accused of making key decisions behind closed doors

donal brown April 18, 2012

U.S. Capital, a private company interested in leasing and operating the publicly-owned Los Angeles Coliseum, complains that the Coliseum Commission has only negotiated with the private University of Southern California and done so without transparency. The commission said it was not interested in U.S. Capital’s proposal but gave no reason for their position. -db From the Daily Trojan, April 17, 2012, by Joey Kaufman. Full story  

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