Legal Opinion

Berkeley People's Alliance v. City of Berkeley

California Court of Appeal

Decided September 30, 2025No. A172245Published

1Opinion of the Court

Filed 9/30/25 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR BERKELEY PEOPLE’S ALLIANCE et al., Plaintiffs and A172245 Appellants, (Alameda County v. Super. Ct. No. CITY OF BERKELEY et al., 24CV064980) Defendants and Respondents. This is an action alleging violations of the Ralph M. Brown Act (the Brown Act; Gov. Code,1 § 54950 et seq.) at three Berkeley city council meetings. The trial court sustained defendants’ demurrer without leave to amend for failure to state a cause of action. At issue is the following exception to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. California Teachers Ass'n v. Governing Board of Rialto Unified School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Zelig v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Mendoza v. Nordstrom, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2017
  4. Perez v. Golden Empire Transit DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
  5. Shapiro v. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CCDCCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005

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