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City Council Can’t Move Meeting in Response to Disruption

Oct 2, 2025

The First District Court of Appeal has ordered reinstalment of an action by a activist group against the City of Berkeley alleging violations of the Ralph M. Brown Act, holding that the complaint stated a cause of action by alleging that a provision of the Open Meetings Law was for use in emergencies not complied with by moving a City Council session to another room where the prescribed remedy for disruptions is clearing the chambers.