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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Mar. 14, 2008

Behind Closed Doors

Forum Column - By Ronald A. Zumbrun - The state Legislature has tried to dodge its obligation to the public by circumventing open-meetings laws.

FORUM COLUMN

By Ronald A. Zumbrun
This article appears on Page 6.

      Our state constitution declares that "[a]ll political power is inherent in the people." The courts of this state have similarly recognized that "in our democratic system all political power derives from the people." McClatchy Newspapers v. Superior Court, 44 Cal.3d 1162 (1988).
      Our constitution establish...

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