Brown Act Defect Invalidates Walmart Initiative

Jan 10, 2017

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An appellate court has nullified the result of a 2013 initiative that approved a Walmart in the Town of Apple Valley, saying the town violated the Brown Act in accepting a gift from Walmart to pay for the election.

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