California Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez: Allow voters to add open meeting protections to the State Constitution.” I hope we can collect hundreds if not thousands of signatures as soon as possible, and I could really use your help.
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A plea for the Brown Act from Donna Frye
Dear Friends,
The Brown Act is the state’s open meeting law that requires local governments to prepare and post agendas for public meetings and disclose decisions made in closed meetings. The state will reimburse the entities required to comply with the Brown Act for the costs associated with these requirements because they are considered to be a state mandate.
When the state budget was adopted, the money to reimburse those costs was cut from the budget. Since the requirement to post meeting agendas is considered a mandate, and the mandate was suspended, so was the requirement to continue posting public meeting agendas.
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Lawyers need to tread carefully in the digital world
By DOUG SHERWIN, The Daily Transcript
Lawyers can use Facebook, Google and other online tools to their advantage, but they need to be aware of the accompanying pitfalls, according to a social media panel held at the San Diego County Bar Association this week.
Local attorneys, judges and journalists gathered to discuss how new technology can make or break a case in a program co-sponsored by the SDCBA, San Diego Superior Court and the Society of Professional Journalists.
Declare your intent to run for SPJ-SD board of directors
The SPJ San Diego Pro Chapter is seeking candidates for its board of directors – a board chock full of hard-working, fun-loving and always-entertaining local journalists.
Do you have great ideas for fun, educational and career-enhancing programs for local journalists? Want to get to know more of your colleagues in the San Diego journalism community? Just want to impress your boss with the prestige of serving on the SPJ San Diego board?
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