California Government and Citizen Participation/The Brown Act: Your Right to Know, Your Right to Speak Truth to Power

Lesson 1: Overview Summarized: The Brown Act requires government agencies to allow citizen participation. You have a right to speak at public comment on agenda items and the agenda must be posted in advance. You also have the right to speak on items not listed on the agenda as long as they are within the scope of the jurisdiction of the agency.

Lesson 2: Passage of the Act - Legislative history, intent

Lesson 3: Court cases interpreting the Act