THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT

California Government Code Sections 54950 et seq, enacted in 1953 by the California State Legislature in an effort to safeguard the public's right to access and participate in government meetings within the State.

Regulates how meetings are run, public notice, no outside meetings, etc.

• brownact.pdf: Brown Act (complete)
• brownact_onepage.pdf: Brown Act, One Page summary
• Top10_BrownAct.pdf: Top Ten points on Brown Act.
• Wikipedia entry on Brown_Act

More info on the Brown Act

Zuma Dogg "proves" that you don't have to give your full name.

Then, he takes control of the city council.

Dennis Leary On Public Communications

-- Raymond Lutz - 15 Jan 2007