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Helping Our Peninsula's Environment |
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Sunshine Laws - Open Government
vs. "Cockroaches do their best work in the dark." |
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Sunshine Laws increase public participation in government meetings and their access to government documents.
A sunshine law can require --
- Giving the public many more days before a meeting to read what is on an Agenda, so you can call staff and get questions answered before the meeting.
- A clear explanation of each Agenda item.
- Allowing the public to place items on the Agenda - when elected officials refuse to do so.
- Allowing each member of the public to speak with a meaningful amount of time.
- The creation of a Sunshine Task Force made up of members of specified public interest organizations such as Common Cause, Society of Professional Journalists and League of Women Voters.
- Permanent retention of Council meeting recordings.
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San Francisco's Sunshine Law
Oakland's Sunshine Law |
Model Ordinance Concepts |
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