USA - February 17 2023
On February 13, 2023, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-3-23 (“Order”) regarding water use and supply conditions in California. Despite the…
Robert E. Anslow, Chaeyeon "Christy" Kim
USA - December 20 2022
Currently, the Brown Act authorizes a legislative body to adopt reasonable regulations, such as limiting the total amount of time allocated for…
Robert E. Anslow, Jeffrey A. Hoskinson, Chaeyeon "Christy" Kim
USA - November 9 2022
The Ralph M. Brown Act (commencing with Government Code § 54950) (“Brown Act”) governs public meetings and other functions conducted by legislative…
Jeffrey W. Frey, Mark W. Thompson,
USA - September 16 2022
On September 13, 2022, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 2449 (Rubio) (“AB 2449”) into law, amending certain portions of the Ralph M. Brown Act…
Davina F. Harden, Jeffrey A. Hoskinson, Kathryn E. Meola
USA - July 8 2022
Earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals filed a new opinion in the case of California River Watch v. City of Vacaville, superseding…
Wesley A. Miliband, Kristopher T. Strouse