Monday’s ruling stemmed from a lawsuit filed by the City of San Diego, which was seeking to recover around $21 million in back taxes. Other cities and counties have similar cases pending.
California is still coming to terms with “Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States,” and some are handling it better than others.
Of the five city council seats up for term this year, only one will actually come down to a vote in November. However, voters will have an opportunity to remedy the “election loophole” through Measures K & L. A competitive race between two Latino Democrats is featured in the District 9 city council race, but the City Attorney’s race is the only citywide race on the ballot this year.
The average salary for a Los Angeles City councilmember is $165,211 per year, according to data provided by the California State Controller’s Office.
Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed two redistricting reform bills into law. While one promotes more open and efficient government, the other is nothing but a recipe for one-party control, writes columnist Dan Walters in an article for the Sacramento Bee.
A prominent San Diego attorney who sought more than $258,000 in legal fees has been slapped down by the state court of appeal after it said he broke the law by knowingly representing a suspended corporation in its suit against the city.
Ballot Measure C seeks to finance the construction of a joint stadium and convention center annex in the city’s East Village, the last prime undeveloped area in San Diego’s increasingly crowded downtown.
If you thought California’s June Primary was jam-packed, wait until you get a load of San Diego’s November ballot.
