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Committee to Relocate Marilyn v. City of Palm Springs
City's approval of closing off street from vehicles for three years in order to display a 26-foot-tall statue of Marilyn Monroe violated Vehicle Code Section 21101(e) because it was not a temporary closure. 		Government 4DCA/1 Feb. 27, 2023
Modification: City of Oxnard v. Starr
City must adhere to legislative initiative that created new rules for City council meetings but was not required to adhere to administrative initiative that determined how tax funds were spent. 		Government 2DCA/6 Feb. 22, 2023
Stone v. Alameda Health System
Alameda Health System was liable for Labor Code violations under the sovereign powers doctrine since the enabling statute stated it was not to be considered an agency. 		Government 1DCA/5 Feb. 7, 2023
Casson v. Orange County Employees Retirement System
Because CalPERS pensioner did not elect reciprocity, his disability pension with Orange County Employees Retirement System should not have been offset. 		Government 4DCA/3 Feb. 1, 2023
Travis v. Brand
Prevailing defendants in a Political Reform Act suit must show that either plaintiffs pursued or continued a frivolous claim to recoup attorneys' fees and costs. 		Government CASC Jan. 31, 2023
Save Livermore Downtown v. City of Livermore
City's development complied with planning and zoning laws where it was consistent with prior plans for which an Environmental Impact Report had been certified. 		Government 1DCA/3 Jan. 30, 2023
City of Oxnard v. Starr
City must adhere to legislative initiative that created new rules for City council meetings but was not required to adhere to administrative initiative that determined how tax funds were spent. 		Government 2DCA/6 Jan. 23, 2023
Law Office of Carlos R. Perez v. Whittier Union High School Dist.
Firm submitting California Voting Rights Act demand letter requesting conversion to district-based voting does not have to show prospective plaintiff incurred expenses associated with the letter to receive statutory reimbursement. 		Government 2DCA/8 Jan. 13, 2023
Modification: G.I. Industries v. City of Thousand Oaks
Plaintiff was entitled to judicial declaration that CEQA-exemption determination was void where City failed to give proper 72-hour notice via inclusion as an item of business on posted meeting agenda. 		Government 2DCA/6 Nov. 25, 2022
Dept. of Finance v. Commission on State Mandates
Local governments had authority to levy a fee for costs of street sweeping because the state-imposed cost, as a condition for stormwater discharge permit, was not a reimbursable mandate under the California Constitution. 		Government 3DCA Nov. 22, 2022
Shouse v. County of Riverside
The one-year limitations period under the Public Safety Officer's Bill of Rights is not triggered until the public agency determines that discipline may be taken. 		Government 4DCA/2 Nov. 7, 2022
G.I. Industries v. City of Thousand Oaks
Plaintiff was entitled to judicial declaration that CEQA-exemption determination was void where City failed to give proper 72-hour notice via inclusion as an item of business on posted meeting agenda. 		Government 2DCA/6 Oct. 28, 2022
Modification: County of Butte v. Dept. of Water Resources
Federal Power Act did not preempt state water agency from exercising authority over its own license application to operate state's water facilities. 		Government CASC Aug. 26, 2022
County of Butte v. Dept. of Water Resources
Federal Power Act did not preempt state water agency from exercising authority over its own license application to operate state's water facilities. 		Government CASC Aug. 2, 2022
Simms v. Bear Valley Community Heathcare Dist.
Hospital patient's letter, which failed to comply with presentation requirements under the Government Claims Act, constituted a claim for injuries, adequate to trigger healthcare provider's duty to give notice of the insufficiencies. 		Government 4DCA/2 Jun. 29, 2022
City of Coronado et al. v. San Diego Assn. of Governments et al.
Trial courts lack jurisdiction to rescind Regional Housing Needs Assessment allocation plans because the Legislature clearly intended to preclude judicial intervention in RHNA procedures. 		Government 4DCA/1 Jun. 21, 2022
Brach v. Newsom
Voluntary cessation exception to mootness did not apply to parents' suit claiming state officials violated federal law when they ordered schools to suspend in-person instruction due to COVID-19. 		Government 9th Jun. 16, 2022
Inter-Cooperative Exchange v. U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Government's search terms were not reasonably calculated to uncover all documents relevant to fishers' Freedom of Information Act request because the government's search terms were overly narrow. 		Government 9th Jun. 7, 2022
City of Oakland v. Dept. of Finance
Cooperation and funding agreements that merely function as agreements to agree do not constitute enforceable loans under the Dissolution Law. 		Government 3DCA Jun. 3, 2022
City of San Buenaventura v. United Water Conservation Dist.
3:1 ratio between groundwater rates for municipal or industrial uses and agricultural uses rates did not pass constitutional muster. 		Government 2DCA/6 May 27, 2022
AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. City of Los Angeles
15-percent affordable housing requirement under the Community Redevelopment Law was rendered inoperative by the 2011 Dissolution Law, and the requirement did not survive as an "enforceable obligation." 		Government 2DCA/1 May 4, 2022
AIDS Healthcare Foundation et al. v. City of Los Angeles (CEQA)
The 15-percent affordable housing requirement is no longer required pursuant to the Dissolution Law and, even if it applies, it might not apply to individual project. 		Government 2DCA/1 May 2, 2022
Clark Bros., Inc. v. North Edwards Water District
Although government entities must pay interest on payments for public contracts not made within 30 days, late payment is not necessarily a breach of contract. 		Government 4DCA/1 Apr. 25, 2022
Rose v. County of San Benito
Trial court erred in considering inadmissible evidence to construe county board of supervisor's intent to confer lifetime healthcare benefits to retirees at the same rate as active employees. 		Government 6DCA Apr. 21, 2022
Kinney v. Superior Court (County of Kern)
Requested DUI arrestees' names were not "contemporaneous" under the Government Code because release of the names would not serve the purpose of preventing clandestine police activity. 		Government 5DCA Apr. 8, 2022
People v. Alorica Inc.
The People had the authority to subpoena records from a company collecting consumer debt on behalf of its clients to determine whether it was a debt collector under the Rosenthal Act. 		Government 4DCA/2 Apr. 7, 2022
Keen v. City of Manhattan Beach
City's ordinances restricting short-term rentals required commission approval under the California Coastal Act because the previously certified program made no distinction between short and long-term rentals. 		Government 2DCA/8 Apr. 7, 2022
Pacifica Firefighters Assn. v. City of Pacifica
A measure prescribing procedures in the event of an impasse in labor disputes with city firefighters was unenforceable as a usurpation of authority the legislature exclusively granted to city councils. 		Government 1DCA/2 Mar. 28, 2022
Flores v. Department of Transportation
Because plaintiffs filed a suit for injunctive relief, and injunctive relief is forward-looking, the revised version of the statute at issue applied rather than the version in place during the events in question. 		Government 2DCA/8 Mar. 25, 2022
Michaels v. State Personnel Board (Public Employees' Retirement System)
One-year period for voiding state civil service appointments begins on date position is offered to and accepted by the state employee. 		Government 3DCA Mar. 23, 2022
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