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Slouching toward secrecy (Davi$ weasels)
Mercury News ^ | 5/29/03 | Mercury News

Posted on 05/29/2003 10:43:26 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

Edited on 04/13/2004 3:31:17 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

AS part of his black-hole budget, Gov. Gray Davis has proposed ending the requirement that city councils, school boards and other local agencies notify the public and publish the agendas of upcoming meetings.

It is a backdoor attempt to shift the choice to post agendas -- and the costs -- to local governing bodies, which are as desperate for funds as the governor. No doubt, some of those boards and agencies would choose saving money over posting agendas.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: calgov2002; davi; davis; secrecy; slouch; toward

1 posted on 05/29/2003 10:43:27 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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2 posted on 05/29/2003 10:44:15 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi .. Support FRee Republic)
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3 posted on 05/29/2003 10:54:35 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Recall Gray Davis and then start on the other Democrats)
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To: NormsRevenge
I would like to know how ex-gov Jerry Brown feels about repealing his Brown Act...ironic that Joe Davis was his chief of staff at the time of passage...heh
4 posted on 05/29/2003 11:12:44 AM PDT by Republicus2001
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To: NormsRevenge
I would imagine that they wouldn't even bother to notify of incoming business etc to residents who live close by.

If we had not been notified about a business coming into our small community and the subsequent public meeting discussing the situation we wouldn't have been able to get a letter to the clerk in time to be able to present our reasons stating it is a bad idea. If a letter hasn't been sumitted before the meeting one can not speak.

As it turned out the form submitted by the business have outright lies regarding several things including the kind of streets available for access. This will surely not help their case when the meeting comes up.

5 posted on 05/29/2003 11:18:21 AM PDT by blackbart1
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To: Republicus2001
It was the Ralph Brown Act, and preceded Jerry by decades.
6 posted on 05/29/2003 11:58:10 AM PDT by StanFran
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To: StanFran
thanks for the clarification -
7 posted on 05/29/2003 12:06:18 PM PDT by Republicus2001
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To: NormsRevenge
We are seeing Facism in action or the results after their illegal closed door sessions.
8 posted on 05/29/2003 12:07:54 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Time to visit this website and join up: http://www.georgewbush.com/)
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