Santa Ana’s new city attorney talks about government ethics, the challenges facing her office and a legal requirement that council members pay attention.
Tag: Ralph M. Brown Act
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Former CalOptima Chairman Quits
In his resignation letter, Ed Kacic asserts that “various forces over the past year have caused severe disruption to the organization.”
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
CalOptima Postpones Appointments of New Chairman and Vice Chairman
The new officers won’t be chosen until next month. No reason was given.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Questions Surround Secret Talks About Water Districts’ Desert Project
Local water officials have held at least 30 discussions behind closed doors on a controversial water project. An open government expert questions their legality.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Water District Officials Cancel Secret Discussion on Desalination Plant
Reversal came after MWDOC officials faced questions from the public about the legality of the closed session.
Posted inGovernment
Tensions Run High at CalOptima Meeting
Board holds closed session that does not include board chairman and might be a Brown Act violation.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Mystery Over Missing Time for Costa Mesa’s Special Meeting
Residents questioned why city leaders deviated from usual procedure by not declaring the special meeting’s starting time.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Costa Mesa Brown Act Allegations ‘Under Consideration’
The city sent a letter to the resident who lodged a complaint after a lobbyist’s presentation on the city’s proposed charter.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Lobbying Exec’s Talk Raises Brown Act Issues in Costa Mesa
A 10-minute presentation by a construction industry representative in favor of the proposed charter might be a violation of both the Brown Act and First Amendment, expert says.
Posted inCosta Mesa
City’s Secrecy About Pot Shop Letter Was Illegal, Expert Says
Behind closed doors, the Costa Mesa City Council last year
authorized a letter seeking federal help in closing the city’s
medical marijuana dispensaries.
