The Mercury News: State law codifies Los Gatos’ public meeting protocol following QAnon disruptions

After a far-right group harassed councilmembers and shut down Los Gatos Town Council meetings last fall, the town developed a new system and set of policies to prevent further disruptions.

Now, that framework has been codified for all local governments in the state.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1100, which updates public meeting laws to establish “mechanisms to de-escalate disruptions” and allow local governments to remove individuals or groups who are “willfully interrupting” meetings. View the full story at this link.