The Brown Act

"The people of this State do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them.

The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know.

The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created."

 

Last update: 03/17/2011

News articles, Web sites etc.

March 17, 2011:
The Mountain Democrat's series on fire district funding - "Part 2: Firefighter salaries don’t tell the whole story" It's here.

March 15, 2011:
The Mountain Democrat's series on fire district funding - "Part 1: Fire districts cut to the bone"
It's here.

March 7, 2011:
The El Dorado Hills fire board rejected the idea of a major consolidation with smaller districts. Here is their letter.

August 23, 2010:
The Mountain Democrat ran a story about the three fire board resignations.
It's here.

July 9, 2010:
The Sacramento Bee ran an editorial July 3, "All special districts need special scrutiny." It's here. Maybe we should be glad that our board is not even more out-of-control. At the least, we need to be sure they don't get that way.

June 14, 2010:
The Mountain Democrat ran a story today about the board's apology to Chief Gill.
It's here.

March 15, 2010:
The Mountain Democrat: "Legal battle shaping up at Pioneer Fire"

May 19, 2010:
The Mt. Democrat ran an article today about the board's reprimands to the Chief. It's here.

Feb. 9, 2010:
At the PFPD's Regular Board Meeting, appointed Director Don Ramos had some comments about district residents who dare to ask the board to obey the law. Here: