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Community group files lawsuit alleging Brown Act serial meetings over downzoning decision

5545874 · August 5, 2025
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Summary

Speakers said a lawsuit was filed claiming National City council members held serial meetings and made a pre-determined decision to reject a downzoning request; plaintiffs seek to void the June 17 motion.

Attorneys and community members told the National City Council during public comment that they have filed a lawsuit alleging violations of the Brown Act, California’s open-meetings law, and asked the council to address alleged “serial meetings” that pre-decided a zoning outcome.

What was said: Multiple speakers, including a representative who said they had “formally…

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