BILL NUMBER:  SB 964
  VETOED	DATE: 10/05/2007




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 964 without my signature.

It is of the utmost importance to ensure openness and transparency of
local government decision making.  This bill seeks to solve a
perceived defect in the Brown Act addressed in the Wolfe v. Fremont
legal decision.  In its attempt to solve the issue, this bill imposes
an impractical standard for compliance on local officials and could
potentially prohibit communication among officials and agency staff
outside of a public meeting.

I urge the Legislature to consider legislation next year that more
judiciously addresses the problem of serial meetings that result in
public policy decisions.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger