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City Attorney Reports

What is an Attorney Report?

A City Attorney Report is a report on the status of the law in any given area, or prepared upon the initiative of the City Attorney or staff, when a matter of importance comes to the attention of the Mayor and City Council (jointly), Council Committees, City Manager, Charter-based Commissions, Boards, or Agencies.

These documents do not contain any referenced attachments or enclosures. Printed copies of all City Attorney Memorandum of Law are available for viewing at the City Clerk's Office, 202 "C" Street, Second Floor, San Diego, CA. Questions about particular Legal Opinions should be directed to:

Law Librarian
Office of the City Attorney
1200 Third Avenue, Ste. 1100
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 533-5800

Attorney Reports from July 1985 through present are available.

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Official City Documents

Date	Number	Title
04/07/2005	RC-2005-8	TOBACCO ORDINANCE
04/07/2005	RC-2005-6	REVIEW OF CHARTER SECTION 42, MEMBERSHIP SELECTION
03/08/2005	RC-2005-7	RECENT COURT DECISION REGARDING QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS
02/22/2005	RC-2005-4	SORRENTO VALLEY ROAD STREET VACATION
02/14/2005	RC-2005-5	RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROPOSITIONS F AND H
02/10/2005	RC-2005-3	PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE SAN DIEGO MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
02/01/2005	RC-2005-2	RECONCILING THE SAN DIEGO CITY CHARTER AND MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING WRITE-IN CANDIDATES
01/31/2005	RC-2005-1	CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS IN CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
08/17/2004	RC-2004-17	BALLPARK LITIGATION
06/24/2004	RC-2004-14	STRONG MAYOR CHARTER AMENDMENT
06/21/2004	RC-2004-15	SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS WATER, SEWER, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
06/07/2004	RC-2004-13	PROPOSED POLICE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
04/29/2004	RC-2004-12	AMENDMENTS TO SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY HOTEL REGULATIONS
04/19/2004	RC-2004-10	PROPOSED RESPONSIBLE WAGE AND BENEFITS ORDINANCE
04/15/2004	RC-2004-9	SAN DIEGO FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER UPDATE
03/19/2004	RC-2004-8	PROPOSED TEMPORARY RULE OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR NOTICING AND CONDUCT OF CLOSED SESSIONS
03/02/2004	RC-2004-7	Tenants Right To Know Regulations
02/25/2004	RC-2004-6	2003 CITY ATTORNEY'S ANNUAL REPORT
02/04/2004	RC-2004-5	City of San Diego v. CB Richard Ellis, Inc. San Diego Superior Court Case No. GIC 793213
01/22/2004	RC-2004-4	IN LIEU PERMIT CONDITIONS
01/08/2004	RC-2004-1	San Diego Housing Commission, et al. v. Pacifica Lucera, L.P., et al.
01/07/2004	RC-2004-2	Richard B. Andrade v The City of San Diego
12/18/2003	RC-2003-32	GIFT ISSUES RELATED TO HOLIDAY BOWL
10/31/2003	RC-2003-31	JUST CAUSE EVICTION REGULATIONS
10/23/2003	RC-2003-28	James Wallace v. City of San Diego, U.S. District Court Case No. 01cv00703JM (RBB), Reversal of Jury Verdict
10/21/2003	RC-2003-30	ADDENDUM TO CITY ATTORNEY ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURES
10/16/2003	RC-2003-29	CITY ATTORNEY ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURES
10/07/2003	RC-2003-	SUCCESSFUL LITIGATION:
09/08/2003	RC-2003-24	PREEMPTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE
08/29/2003	RC-2003-23	MARIO BLANCO V. CITY OF SAN DIEGO
08/05/2003	RC-2003-21	CITY OF LONG BEACH v. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
07/31/2003	RC-2003-20	FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION ADVICE LETTER REGARDING VALUATION OF EVENTS WITH NO ADMISSION PRICE
07/10/2003	RC-2003-18	UNITED STATES V. CITY OF SAN DIEGO,
06/09/2003	RC-2003-16	SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE OF LITIGATION:
05/15/2003	RC-2003-14	LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE DEFINITIONS
04/28/2003	RC-2003-13	PUBLIC COMMENT - SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
04/28/2003	RC-2003-19	Clifford Poe v. City of San Diego, USDC Case No. 01cv0127 JM (JFS) defense verdict
04/28/2003	RC-2003-12	ANALYSIS OF CHARTER SECTION 94 AND PROPOSAL FOR A BID PREFERENCE
04/24/2003	RC-2003-11	POSSESSION OF OPEN KEGS CONTAINING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY PERIOD AT DESIGNATED PUBLIC PLACES
04/07/2003	RC-2003-10	PROPOSAL TO CHANGE CITY'S STANDARD CONTRACT LANGUAGE TO REQUIRE CONTRACTORS TO MAKE PROMPT PAYMENTS TO SUBCONTRACTORS
03/03/2003	RC-2003-9	Legal Questions Concerning the City Heights Redevelopment Project Area Committee
02/27/2003	RC-2003-8	PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY MINORS AND AGAINST HOSTING UNDERAGE DRINKING PARTIES
02/07/2003	RC-2003-5	NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT AND COMMERCIAL ENHANCEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT ORDINANCE
02/07/2003	RC-2003-6	CITY'S OPTIONS IN IMPOSING TOUGHER PENALTIES THAN STATE LAW FOR DRUNK DRIVING OFFENSES
02/05/2003	RC-2003-4	CITY COUNCIL DOCKET OF FEBRUARY 10, 2003: PETCO PARK
01/14/2003	RC-2003-1	CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE CITY'S REGULATION OF 'FOR SALE' SIGNS ON PARKED VEHICLES
10/22/2002	RC-2002-21	LOCAL CONTROL OF ALCOHOL BUSINESS
10/16/2002	RC-2002-19	CITY'S SIGN ORDINANCE AND RESTRICTIONS ON OFFSITE ADVERTISING
10/16/2002	RC-2002-20	Emergency Ordinance re Spectators at Illegal Street Races
09/20/2002	RC-2002-18	Collection Statistics