School District Settles Brown Act Suits Filed by Luis Alejo ‘01
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District has settled two law suits filed by Luis Alejo ‘01 that claim the district violated state open-government laws. Alejo, who practices law in Watsonville and was recently elected to the city council there, filed the suits earlier this year, claiming that the district violated the Ralph M. Brown Act when it failed to share its response to a 2007 grand jury report in a timely manner and approved four assistant superintendent contracts in a closed-session meeting. As part of the settlement, the district will have its board of trustees attend a training session on the Brown Act, pay $9,582 in attorney fees, and agree to timely disclosure of requested materials and open-meeting approval of contracts.