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Byline: Tabitha Berg - (FONTANA, Calif.) -- NEWS: 'When I became involved with San Bernardino County Board of Education issues, I learned about an underground organization called SANDABS, funded and [...]

Item 6 on Berkeley City Council's consent calendar called for adopting a resolution that would change Tuesday regular meetings' start time from 6 p.m to 10 a.m, despite high existing [...]

With the special relaxed remote meeting provisions under AB 361 coming to an end on February 28, 2023, many agencies are trying to figure how to pivot back to in-person [...]

The Berkeley People's Alliance, or BPA, asked the City of Berkeley to cease and desist from alleged violations of the Brown Act in a Jan. 11 letter. The letter, authored [...]

The Berkeley People's Alliance, or BPA, asked the City of Berkeley to cease and desist from alleged violations of the Brown Act in a Jan. 11 letter. The letter, authored [...]

California's Second District Court of Appeal recently issued an important decision clarifying that the Ralph M. Brown Act applies to CEQA decisions, including CEQA exemption determinations, discussed or voted upon [...]

The zeitgeist of pandemic-era American politics has been ugly. Really ugly. In an environment where civil disobedience skews uncivil, how do we balance the quintessentially American freedom of speech with [...]

Byline: Perry Smith Mar. 27The board president for a local elementary school district said officials are seeking public input for an 'open and transparent' redistricting process after critics have alleged [...]

SACRAMENTO, CA -- The following information was released by the California State Senate, Majority Caucus: Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) and Assemblymember Evan Low's (D-Silicon Valley) bill, SB 1100, to [...]

SACRAMENTO, CA -- The following information was released by the California State Senate, Majority Caucus: Senator Cortese, (D-Silicon Valley), and Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) believe it's time to modernize [...]

New Law Permits Local Governments to Continue to Meet Remotely Until 2024 California's historic open meeting law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires that local governments conduct their business in [...]

Byline: Sam Morgen Feb. 25-- Feb. 25--The city of Bakersfield has agreed to pay more than $100,000 in attorneys fees after a judge ruled the City Council violated open meeting [...]

On September 30, 2021, certain COVID-related suspensions of filing, noticing, and posting deadlines and tribal consultation timelines mandated by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines and certain [...]

In March 2020, as part of a series of emergency measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-29-20, allowing local and state agencies to hold [...]

Plaintiff's Brown Act claims were barred because unreasonable delay in prosecuting the lawsuit substantially prejudiced parties and the general public. Julian Volunteer Fire Company Association v. Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District, [...]

The COVID-19 crisis has shuttered council chambers and hearing rooms across the state. But the show goes on --electronically. The lockdown has forced official public meetings to migrate to the [...]

Clicking the 'like' button has become second nature. Whether it's a thumbs up, hug or sad face on Facebook, or a heart reaction on Instagram and Twitter, these simple online [...]

Sacramento: California Supreme Court has issued the following opinion: 1 Filed 3/11/20 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION [...]

Sacramento: California Supreme Court has issued the following opinion: Filed 2/27/20 (unmodified opinion attached) CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE [...]

Sacramento: California Supreme Court has issued the following opinion: 1 Filed 2/10/20 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION [...]

Byline: Sam Morgen Jan. 10-- Jan. 10--A Kern County court has ruled that the city of Bakersfield violated the state's open meetings laws when it held closed discussions on city [...]

Byline: Sam Morgen Dec. 13-- Dec. 13--A Kern County judge is set to decide on whether the Bakersfield City Council broke public meeting laws when it held closed meetings in [...]

Byline: Sam Morgen May 24-- May 24--The Kern County District Attorney's Office has cleared multiple county officials of bribery allegations and numerous other violations relating to the cannabis industry. In [...]

Byline: Rebecca Bihn-Wallace and Jessica Baggott Senate approves bill to follow California public meeting law, the Brown Act The Senate meeting on Thursday, Nov. 14, was called to order at [...]

Sacramento: California Supreme Court has issued the following opinion: 1 Filed 3/26/19 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Siskiyou) [...]

Byline: Noah BiesiadaAndre Salazar Fullerton council member Ahmad Zahra replaced council member Bruce Whitaker as a representative on the board of directors for the Orange County Water District, winning a [...]

Byline: Joseph Luiz Dec. 22--The First Amendment Coalition and Californians Aware filed a joint lawsuit Wednesday against the City of Bakersfield over its alleged violations of open-meetings laws, the plaintiffs [...]

Byline: Omar Said Do we really need neighborhood councils? Those words were on every month's agenda when Jerry Brown was president of the Westwood Neighborhood Council. Yes, every month. No, [...]

Byline: Rachel Edelstein and Brandon McCapes Academic Senate calls on board to put president on probation Close President Frank Chong attends the Academic Senate Meeting as members prepare to vote [...]

Sacramento: California Supreme Court has issued the following opinion: 1 Filed 1/24/18 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE [...]

Sacramento: Big Bear Chamber of Commerce has issued the following news release: Name: Big Bear City Community Services District (CSD) Board Meeting Date: October 2, 2017 Time: 5:00 PM - [...]

Sacramento: Big Bear Chamber of Commerce has issued the following news release: Name: Big Bear City Community Services District (CSD) Board Meeting Date: September 4, 2017 Time: 5:00 PM - [...]

Sacramento: Big Bear Chamber of Commerce has issued the following news release: Name: Big Bear City Community Services District (CSD) Board Meeting Date: September 4, 2017 Time: 5:00 PM - [...]

Evidence of possible collusion with Bakersfield Realtors, well ahead of vote, indicates Board's decision to end PACE in unincorporated Kern County may have violated California's Brown Act ARLINGTON, Va., July [...]

Sacramento: Big Bear Chamber of Commerce has issued the following news release: Name: Big Bear City Community Services District (CSD) Board Meeting Date: June 5, 2017 Time: 5:00 PM - [...]

Sacramento: Big Bear Chamber of Commerce has issued the following news release: Name: Big Bear City Community Services District (CSD) Board Meeting Date: May 1, 2017 Time: 5:00 PM - [...]

Sacramento: Big Bear Chamber of Commerce has issued the following news release: Name: Big Bear City Community Services District (CSD) Board Meeting Date: April 3, 2017 Time: 5:00 PM - [...]

Byline: Lois Henry Dec. 13--Sometimes I'm a little slow. That or I'm just getting used to the cloak and dagger way things often work in local government. I posted a [...]

Aug. 13--MANTECA -- The Manteca Unified School Board has unanimously voted to approve its official response to the civil grand jury of San Joaquin County. District superintendent Jason Messer confirmed [...]

Byline: James Burger Feb. 05--The city of Los Angeles has a new biosolids beef with Kern County. On Wednesday Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation Director Enrique Zaldivar issued a letter [...]

Sacramento: California Supreme Court has issued the following opinion: Filed 11/7/16 Unmodified opinion attached CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGANS [...]

As irrelevant, rejecting county legal arguments, a Marin judge ruled that county supervisors violated state anti-secrecy law by orchestrating a discussion of housing issues last year even though the matter [...]

Marin County Superior Court Judge Rules that Marin County Supervisors Violated California's Open Meetings Laws Established to Ensure Government Transparency MILL VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Venture [...]

Livable California, the anti-YIMBY group based on the Bay Area, is engaged in a significant Brown Act battle against the Association Bay Area of Governments--and has now won a major [...]

Byline: Perla Lara Brown Act Regulations state that the meeting's agenda has to be posted where the public can view it 72 hours before the meeting. The Wednesday, Nov. 18 [...]

For democracy to function properly, public access to information is vital. Information withheld by government can be used as a tool to consolidate power, usually at the expense of the [...]

The Academic Senate may be in violation of the Brown Act for not having its agenda readily available for public inspection for its Aug. 27 meeting both online, or outside [...]

The Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to reconsider its decision to move forward with jail construction plans, reacting to claims that last week's vote amounted to a violation of the [...]

Byline: Timm Herdt Sept. 11--SACRAMENTO -- Marching toward the end of their lawmaking session, California legislators sent to Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday a number of high-profile bills, including measures [...]

Byline: Lois Henry June 19--I'm tired of Sacramento playing chicken with the public's right to access its own government. Gov. Jerry Brown is about to sign Assembly Bill 76, the [...]