San Clemente City Council members are tackling two separate transparency issues that recently surfaced in the South Orange County coastal town.

This week, council members discussed an alleged violation of California’s transparency law — the Brown Act — and how to best handle public records requests.

During the Oct. 7 meeting, council members addressed an alleged Brown Act violation by Councilmember Zhen Wu, who apparently shared closed-door discussions about property negotiations with an outside party — a move his colleagues say stalled the real estate talks.

The matter was sent to the Orange County District Attorney’s office, which stated that Wu violated the Brown Act but ultimately chose not to bring the issue to trial.

Council members scheduled a discussion of Wu’s alleged violatio

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