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The Bagley-Keene Act of 1967, officially known as the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, implements a provision of the California Constitution which declares that "the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies shall be open to public scrutiny", and explicitly mandates open meetings for California State agencies, boards, and commissions.
The Grunsky-Burton Open Meeting Act was enacted by the California Legislature in 1973. It became Section 9027 of the Government Code. It provided that all meetings of the Senate and Assembly and the committees, subcommittees and conference committees were to be "open to the public" so that the populace may remain informed. [1]
The Government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. L. 94–409, 90 Stat. 1241, enacted September 13, 1976, 5 U.S.C. § 552b) is a U.S. law passed in 1976 that affects the operations of the federal government, Congress, federal commissions, and other legally constituted federal bodies.
A new California law bars employers from punishing workers who refuse to attend political, religious or anti-union meetings. Above, striking Starbucks workers picket in Long Beach in 2022.
The California Policy Center, a state-focused think tank, says that its work is politics-focused and that its normal day-to-day meetings are now illegal under the law, Senate Bill 399.
Sep. 25—Changes are needed in the state's Open Meeting Act to address the emergence of digital technology that allows officials to secretly communicate with each other and constituents during ...
The Ralph M. Brown Act is a California law that guarantees the public's right to attend and participate in meetings of local legislative bodies. Located at California Government Code 54950 et seq. , it is an act of the California State Legislature , authored by Assemblymember Ralph M. Brown and passed in 1953.
After months of escalating verbal assaults and threats against local government leaders, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill setting standards for when officials can have ...