Brown Act
Malibu Surfside News: Publisher’s Notebook: Government Transparency
The City of Malibu has now joined the list of a number of other local governments in the state of California that are grappling with some of the thorny legal issues related to putting the requirements of the open government legislation generally referred to as the Brown Act and the Public Records Act in the…
Malibu Times: City hit with lawsuit over park swap
After hinting at legal action for several weeks, the civic group Malibu Township Council (MTC) filed suit last week the City of Malibu and the Malibu City Council for alleged violations of state open meeting and public record laws. The civil suit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday by MTC attorney Frank…
Malibu Times: Malibu group files complaint alleging Brown Act violations
A Malibu community group filed a complaint with the city clerk’s office this week alleging city officials violated the state’s Brown Act in discussions leading up to the City Council’s Jan. 14 decision to explore a park swap with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC).