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Council discusses Brown Act breach; member who spoke with outside party recuses himself from related closed‑session matters

5905650 · October 8, 2025
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Summary

Council reviewed a Brown Act complaint and the district attorney’s response, waived limited closed‑session confidentiality for council discussion, and accepted Councilmember Zhen Wu’s voluntary recusal from further closed‑session negotiations with the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA).

The City Council reviewed a recorded Brown Act matter on Oct. 7 involving a councilmember’s communications during negotiations over a parcel of land. The city attorney reported that the council met in closed session on multiple items including real‑property negotiations (Government Code §54956.8). The item had been…

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