Government
Sep. 13, 2018
Implementing the Brown Act in the digital age
Ongoing conversations online could inadvertently create serial meetings.
Lauren B. Langer
Partner
Best, Best & Krieger LLP
Phone: (310) 220-2176
Email: lauren.langer@bbklaw.com
Lauren is the assistant city attorney for the cities of West Hollywood, Lomita and Hermosa Beach.
While the Ralph M. Brown Act lets the "sunshine" into local government agencies in California, digital communications can create dark traps for public officials who must avoid "serial" meetings.
The Brown Act works in conjunction with the California Public Records Act to promote transparency in local government. While the Public Records Act (Cal. Govt. Code Sections 6250 et seq.) ensures that the public has access to local governmen...
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