Category: California Attorney General Opinions

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL State of California XAVIER BECERRA Attorney General OPINION No. 18-901 OPINION of XAVIER BECERRA Attorney General LAWRENCE M. DANIELS Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE GALENA WEST, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION, has requested an opinion on the following questions: Would […]

CATHERINE BIDART Deputy Attorney General No. AGO 17-101 California Attorney General Opinion Office of the Attorney General State of California March 3, 2020          MARTIN D. KOCZANOWICZ, CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY OF MORENO VALLEY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Under Government Code sections 53200-53210, may a city council lawfully provide its […]

LAWRENCE M. DANIELS Deputy Attorney General No. AGO 19-701 California Attorney General Opinion Office of the Attorney General State of California February 7, 2020          Proposed relator, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL 1319, AFL-CIO, requests leave to sue proposed defendant the CITY OF PALO ALTO in quo warranto on the following question: Should the repeal of […]

XAVIER BECERRA Attorney General ANYA M. BINSACCA Deputy Attorney General AGO 18-501 No. 18-501 California Attorney General Opinion Office of the Attorney General State of California September 9, 2019          THE HONORABLE MICHAEL C. GHIZZONI, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, has requested an opinion on the following question: Is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that […]

AVIER BECERRA Attorney General ANYA M. BINSACCA Deputy Attorney General AGO 18-303 No. 18-303 California Attorney General Opinion Office of the Attorney General State of California August 23, 2019          THE HONORABLE RICHARD ROTH, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: Government Code section 27388.1, a statute within the Building […]

XAVIER BECERRA Attorney General LAWRENCE M. DANIELS Deputy Attorney General AGO 18-304 No. 18-304 California Attorney General Opinion Office of the Attorney General State of California July 25, 2019          THE HONORABLE STACEY SIMON, COUNTY COUNSEL OF MONO COUNTY, has requested an opinion on the following questions involving the prohibition against simultaneously holding incompatible public offices: […]

XAVIER BECERRA Attorney General LAWRENCE M. DANIELS Deputy Attorney General AGO 18-1103 No. 18-1103 California Attorney General Opinion Office of the Attorney General State of California June 13, 2019          Proposed relator SCOTT LEAHY has requested leave to sue proposed defendant WALLACE T. MARTIN to remove him from the public office of member of the Ridgecrest […]

California Office of the Attorney General No. 17-1101 April 26, 2019 TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS XAVIER BECERRA Attorney General OPINION of XAVIER BECERRA Attorney General DIANE EISENBERG Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE HEATH FLORA, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: May the Mayor of the […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California Opinion No. 18-202 April 19, 2019 THOMAS TRESTER MONICA DIAZ JERI NOWAK Proposed relators EULALIO GOMEZ, THOMAS TRESTER, MONICA DIAZ, and JERI NOWAK have requested leave to sue proposed defendants RILEY TALFORD, JOHN ROBINSON, and JOHN ADAMS in quo warranto to remove them as trustees of the […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California Opinion No. 18-301 April 19, 2019 MIGUEL SANCHEZ Proposed relator, MIGUEL SANCHEZ, requests leave to sue proposed defendant LETICIA PRADO in quo warranto to remove her from the public office of member of the Governing Board of the Vineland School District (School District trustee) on the ground […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California Opinion No. 18-203 April 11, 2019 JAMES FENKNER Proposed Relator JAMES FENKNER has requested leave to sue proposed defendant CATHY MURILLO, the Mayor of Santa Barbara, in quo warranto, to remove her as the representative for the City of Santa Barbara on the governing board of the […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California Opinion No. 17-602 April 9, 2019 THE HONORABLE SHARON QUIRK-SILVA MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY THE HONORABLE SHARON QUIRK-SILVA, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: The Density Bonus Law (Gov. Code, ?? 65915-65918) rewards real estate developers who provide affordable […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California Opinion No. 16-301 April 4, 2019 THE HONORABLE JOHN M. W. MOORLACH MEMBER OF THE SENATE THE HONORABLE JOHN M. W. MOORLACH MEMBER OF THE SENATE has requested an opinion on the following question: May a California water district make employer-paid retirement plan or pension contributions on […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California Opinion No. 11-201 December 26, 2018 THE HONORABLE STACEY L. MONTGOMERY DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR LASSEN COUNTY THE HONORABLE STACEY L. MONTGOMERY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR LASSEN COUNTY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: Are a California charter school and its governing body subject to the Ralph […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California ? Opinion No.?18–601 August 28, 2018 Proposed relator THOMAS J. FOX has requested leave to sue proposed defendant JUDY MORRIS in quo warranto to oust Morris from the public office of Trinity County Supervisor, on the ground that, in her election documents, she used her married name, […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California ? Opinion No.?18–302 July 20, 2018 ?Proposed relator ART PERRY has requested leave to sue proposed defendant ALLAN MANSOOR in quo warranto to oust Mansoor from the public office of Costa Mesa city councilmember on the ground that Mansoor did not reside in Costa Mesa for several […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California ? Opinion?No.?17–1201 August 23, 2018 Proposed relator KLAMATH-TRINITY JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT has requested leave to sue proposed defendant PATRICIA KELLEY to remove her from the public office of trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District on the ground that she […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California ? Opinion No.?17–1001 August 23, 2018 THE HONORABLE TIMOTHY S. GRAYSON MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY THE HONORABLE TIMOTHY S. GRAYSON, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a person simultaneously serve as a member of the Concord City Council […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California ? Opinion No.?17–903 October 25, 2018 THE HONORABLE STACEY SIMON MONO COUNTY COUNSEL THE HONORABLE STACEY SIMON, MONO COUNTY COUNSEL, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a member of the Southern Mono Healthcare District board of directors simultaneously serve as a member of the […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California ? Opinion No.?17–902 April 24, 2018 Proposed relator THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON PARK has requested leave to sue proposed defendant JOHN OSKOUI in quo warranto to remove him from the Board of Directors of the Central Basin Municipal Water District. Proposed relator contends that the water district […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California ? Opinion No.?17–702 April 27, 2018 THE HONORABLE ASSEMBLY MEMBER ANNA M. CABALLERO THE HONORABLE ASSEMBLY MEMBER ANNA M. CABALLERO has requested an opinion on the following question: Does the power of referendum apply to a resolution by the City of Hollister approving the execution of an […]

18 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3382 (Cal.A.G.), 2018 WL 1971011 Office of the Attorney General State of California ? Opinion No.?17–601 April 11, 2018 Proposed relator, the CITY OF DIXON, applies to this office for leave to sue proposed defendant DEVON MINNEMA, Dixon city council member from the city’s District 4, in quo warranto to […]

Office of the Attorney General State of California ? Opinion No.?16–702 August 23, 2018 ?THE HONORABLE MARK L. NATIONS KERN COUNTY COUNSEL THE HONORABLE MARK L. NATIONS, KERN COUNTY COUNSEL, has requested an opinion on the following question: Does Elections Code section 10515, subdivision (a), require a board of supervisors to appoint a director to […]

Office of the Attorney General State?of California ? Opinion No.?14–301 April 3, 2018 *1?THE HONORABLE MARK STONE MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY THE HONORABLE MARK STONE, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May a city council member who is also an attorney advocate on behalf of a […]

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL State of California XAVIER BECERRA, Attorney General Opinion No.?No. 17-305 November 2, 2017a _________________________ Proposed relator the CITY OF BELL GARDENS has requested leave to sue proposed defendant JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ in quo warranto to oust her from the public office of city council […]