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After spending 8 years on City Council, 4 years on LBCC Board of Trustees, 11 years teaching public policy, law, and political science at CSULB, and many, many years in political campaigns, I want to share how to keep our elected officials accountable.

Here’s more on the ABCs of Local Government. How to use the law to make city government accountable!

California Public Records Act

An overview: The law was enacted in 1968 and revised in 2021.

By Gerrie Schipske

CityWatch Long Beach is a column on the inner workings of local government. We hope this will inform, inspire and engage readers. I welcome questions and suggestions for topics.

Thanks to Jay Beeler, we are launching CityWatch Long Beach – a column on the inner workings of local government. We hope this will inform, inspire and engage readers. I welcome questions and suggestions for topics.