May 24, 2016

California Senate Blocks Secret Coastal Commission Deals


This is an excerpt from Courthouse News.

 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Seeking to close a loophole that allows private meetings between lobbyists and California Coastal Commission members, lawmakers advanced a bill Monday that would shed light on backroom commission decisions and restrict "ex parte" communication.
     Senate Bill 1190 comes in response to the commission's sudden and controversial February ouster of executive director Charles Lester, a decision made behind closed doors that led critics to accuse commissioners of being under the "undue influence" of developers.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the update on this, John! Appreciate the coverage of what is a very important topic to all of California.

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