B. What governments are subject to the law?

The Bagley-Keene Act applies to all specified state boards, commissions, agencies, committees and advisory groups of such multimember bodies. Cal. Gov't Code §§ 11121, 11121.2, 11121.7 and 11121.8.

The Brown Act applies to the legislative body of a local agency or any other local body created by state or federal law, including all counties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corporations, districts, political subdivisions or any board, commission or agency thereof. Cal. Gov't Code §§ 54951, 54952. The Legislature intended that all state and local agencies be included under the provisions of some open meeting act, unless expressly excluded. Torres v. Board of Commissioners, 89 Cal. App.3d 545, 549, 152 Cal. Rptr. 506 (1979).