Mayor Christina Fugazi dissolved an ad hoc committee formed by the Stockton City Council to assist in the search for a ...

The Brown Act, approved in 1953, is supposed to guarantee public participation for Californians in their local governments. Instead it has become a gag rule. The act’s requirements of advance ...

Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi is raising concerns about possible violations of California’s open meetings law — known as ...

The Brown Act violations were among 10 grand jury findings listed in the report. Superintendent Julianna Stocking, who began the day after the grand jury released its report, ...

The Brown Act is one of the most comprehensive open-meeting laws in the country and has left a lasting legacy on how local governments and agencies conduct the public’s business.

Both lauded and maligned—and perhaps occasionally violated—the Brown Act has been an integral part of California politics for over half a century. The Ralph M. Brown Act, often referred to as ...

Brown Act violation in Antioch? DA investigated alleged secret meeting held at mayor’s home Warning letter sent after three councilmembers allegedly held private talks, including about redrawing ...

Without an exemption to the Brown Act, we lose the views of the individuals who cannot easily travel, our disabled. Let’s make sure all of the public can participate in advising our legislators.

Passed in 1953, the Brown Act prevents local governing bodies like city councils from conducting secretive meetings under the guise of "workshops" or "study sessions." ...

The post provided readers no explanation of the Brown Act, nor evidence suggesting councilmembers broke the law. "A lot of times our constituents, they don't know (these things)," Rizvi said.