Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act

Meetings of California State Agencies

October 7, 2024 7:27 amOctober 7, 2024 7:27 am

Section 11120 expresses the public policy of this state that public agencies exist to aid in the conduct of the people’s business and the proceedings of public agencies be conducted openly so that the public may remain informed. In enacting...

Holding Government Accountable

June 19, 2023 2:45 amJune 19, 2023 2:46 am

In the year 2023, conservatives are fleeing California in waves as progressive leadership reigns, and the cost of living continues to skyrocket. As unorthodox policies are presented and passed through the legislature, constituents wonder if there is any hope for...

Governor Newsom Enacts Executive Order That Allows More Time For State Body Teleconferenced Meetings

January 6, 2022 2:06 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order on Thursday allowing state bodies to continue to hold teleconferenced public meetings instead of in-person public meetings through the end of March due to the recent surge of COVID-19 Omicron variant cases. In...

CalEPA and California Air Board Exempted In Budget From Open Meetings Law – Again

June 17, 2019 7:41 amJune 18, 2019 8:13 am

The Omnibus Resources Trailer Bill for 2019-20, contains various statutory changes “necessary to implement the Budget Act of 2019.” Yet it contains language exempting a commission of the California Air Resources Board and CalEPA from the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act,...