Municipal Lawyers
Nov. 7, 2013
Municipalities increasingly at war with state over funding
Some cities now face dissolution as the result of what some see as California's bid to balance the state budget by grabbing funds that municipalities have traditionally received.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
It's been 40 years since a municipality in California has had to close its doors, but starting as early as December, California's youngest city may be taking its first steps toward disincorporation.
Jurupa Valley, a city of 95,000 in northwest Riverside County, formed in 2011 under the promise of a funding boost from the state. That funding - making up about half the city's revenues - was a...
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