February 2015

By William W. Abbott

Citizens for Fair REU Rates v. City of Redding (2015) 233 Cal.App.4th 402.

In Citizens for Fair REU Rates v. City of Redding, the Third District Appellate Court found that the City of Redding’s PILOT charge was subject to Proposition 26’s voter approval requirement unless the charge reasonably related to the cost of service.Continue Reading Court Grounds City’s PILOT For Unauthorized Taxing

By Glen C. Hansen

Richardson v. Franc (January 27, 2015, A137815) ___ Cal.App.4th ___.

In Richardson v. Franc, the Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District affirmed a trial court’s granting of an irrevocable license in perpetuity to maintain and improve landscaping, irrigation, and lighting within the area of an express easement for

By Glen C. Hansen

In Donahue Schriber Realty Group, Inc. v. Nu Creation Outreach (2014) 232 Cal.App.4th 1171, the Court of Appeal for the Fifth Appellate District affirmed a trial court’s order granting a preliminary injunction that enjoined defendants from soliciting charitable donations or engaging in other expressive activities on sidewalks adjacent to store