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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
Lamar Advertising Co. v. County of Los Angeles
Under state law re-erection of billboard is not 'customary maintenance;' may be interfered with by local authority. 		Municipal Law 2DCA/8 May 10, 2018
J. Arthur Properties, II, LLC v. City of San Jose
City properly deems marijuana collective does not qualify as 'medical office,' under municipal code definition; cannot qualify as legal nonconforming use. 		Municipal Law 6DCA Mar. 20, 2018
Don't Cell Our Parks v. City of San Diego
Denial of petition challenging city’s authorization of construction in public park affirmed where city charter gives city discretion to determine whether project constitutes change requiring vote. 		Municipal Law 4DCA/1 Mar. 19, 2018
Modification: City of Montclair v. Cohen
City or county designated housing successors for former redevelopment agencies that report to, are components of, or are controlled by city or county are not eligible for housing entity cost allowance. 		Municipal Law 3DCA Mar. 2, 2018
Save Lafayette v. City of Lafayette
Judgment denying referendum reversed and remanded where referendum challenging enactment of zoning ordinance does not enact zoning inconsistent with general plan. 		Municipal Law 1DCA/4 Feb. 23, 2018
City of Montclair v. Cohen
City or county designated housing successors for former redevelopment agencies that report to, are components of, or are controlled by city or county are not eligible for housing entity cost allowance. 		Municipal Law 3DCA Feb. 7, 2018
Lippman v. City of Oakland
Judgment reversed where city violates California Building Code by authorizing single hearing officer, instead of appeals board, to hear appeal of citations administered by city building department. 		Municipal Law 1DCA/4 Jan. 24, 2018
Clews Land & Livestock, LLC v. City of San Diego
Plaintiffs challenging city approval of development project fail to exhaust administrative remedies where plaintiffs fail to appeal environmental determination of officer to city council. 		Municipal Law 4DCA/1 Jan. 10, 2018
Modification: Gonzalez v. City of Norwalk
Sustained demurrer affirmed where city ordinance applies existing, approved tax and thereby does not 'impose, extend, or increase taxes' without voter approval. 		Municipal Law 2DCA/3 Jan. 5, 2018
City of Anaheim v. Cohen
Department of finance's use of the 2011 dissolution law to deny city's request for funds unconstitutionally impairs private developer's contractual rights . 		Municipal Law 3DCA Dec. 21, 2017
Gonzalez v. City of Norwalk
Sustained demurrer affirmed where city ordinance applies existing, approved tax and thereby does not 'impose, extend, or increase taxes' without voter approval. 		Municipal Law 2DCA/3 Dec. 6, 2017
Modification: Kennedy Commission et al. v. City of Huntington Beach et al.
Government Code Section 65454, which prohibits a municipality from amending a specific plan unless consistent with the general plan, does not apply to a charter city unless adopted by charter or ordinance. 		Municipal Law 4DCA/2 Nov. 22, 2017
San Diegans for Open Government v. Public Facilities Financing Authority of the City of San Diego
Lawsuit challenging City of San Diego's issuance of bonds to finance baseball stadium in Petco Park erroneously dismissed for lack of standing. 		Municipal Law 4DCA/1 Nov. 10, 2017
Kennedy Commission et al. v. City of Huntington Beach et al.
Government Code Section 65454, which prohibits a municipality from amending a specific plan unless consistent with the general plan, does not apply to a charter city unless adopted by charter or ordinance. 		Municipal Law 4DCA/2 Nov. 2, 2017
Harrington v. City of Davis (LeBlanc)
Neighbor fails to challenge city's approval of conditional use permit allowing for continued use of residence located in changing neighborhood as professional office space. 		Municipal Law 3DCA Oct. 23, 2017
City of Vallejo v. NCORP4, Inc.
Requirement that medical marijuana dispensaries only qualify for public nuisance law immunity if they had paid past business taxes is proper exercise of city’s land use and police power. 		Municipal Law 1DCA/3 Oct. 2, 2017
San Bruno Committee for Economic Justice v. City of San Bruno
City resolution stating sale price of property for private use is not subject to referendum where resolution is not legislative act. 		Municipal Law 1DCA/1 Sep. 21, 2017
Attard v. Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County
Property owners do not have vested right to continue construction on property where underlying project approved by permits was unlawful to begin with. 		Municipal Law 1DCA/4 Aug. 31, 2017
City of Anaheim v. Cohen
Department of finance’s use of the 2011 dissolution law to deny city’s request for funds unconstitutionally impairs private developer’s contractual rights 		Municipal Law 3DCA Aug. 31, 2017
City of Culver City v. Cohen
Department of Finance is unable to obtain mandamus relief for unauthorized asset transfers under the Dissolution Law where State Controller’s ‘asset transfer review process’ is the appropriate remedy. 		Municipal Law California Courts of Appeal Aug. 8, 2017
Toeppe v. City of San Diego
Trail immunity inapplicable where plaintiff does not dispute the condition of a trail. 		Municipal Law California Courts of Appeal Jul. 28, 2017
City of Galt v. Cohen (Callander Associates Landscape Architecture Inc.)
Dept. of Finance properly found sponsor agreement entered between City of Galt and former redevelopment agency unenforceable under freeze component of the Dissolution Law. 		Municipal Law Jun. 4, 2017
City and County of San Francisco v. Regents of the University of California
San Francisco may not compel state universities to collect city parking taxes from parking lot users and remit them to San Francisco. 		Municipal Law May 30, 2017
Coyne v. City and County of San Francisco
Ellis Act preempts San Francisco ordinances that require landlords seeking to exit residential market to pay enhanced relocation payments. 		Municipal Law Mar. 23, 2017
Geraghty v. Shalizi
Stipulated settlement between landlord and tenant releasing landlord from future claims in return for $25,000 valid under SF Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance. 		Municipal Law Feb. 14, 2017
Brookside Investments v. City of El Monte
Local legislative bodies' statutory power to introduce proposals to repeal former voter initiatives does not require amendment to State Constitution. 		Municipal Law Nov. 16, 2016
D’Egidio v. City of Santa Clarita
Exclusivity provision of Outdoor Advertising Act does not preclude application of county or city billboard ordinances with respect to billboard erected when area was unincorporated. 		Municipal Law Oct. 25, 2016
T-Mobile West LLC v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco may regulate construction of telephone facilities based on aesthetic purposes under Public Utilities Code Section 7901. 		Municipal Law Oct. 16, 2016
Coe v. City of San Diego
Operator of nude entertainment business unsuccessful in overturning denial of petition for administrative mandate, where city's laws applicable to such businesses not void for vagueness. 		Municipal Law Sep. 29, 2016
616 Croft Ave. LLC v. City of West Hollywood
City of West Hollywood's ordinance charging 'in-lieu' fees to combat the lack of affordable public housing is not an exaction and properly charged to developer. 		Municipal Law Sep. 25, 2016
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