City of Montebello v. Vasquez

Opinion

CORRIGAN, J.

The City of Montebello sued three of its former council members and a former city administrator, claiming they violated Government *413Code section 1090 by voting on a waste hauling contract in which they held a financial interest.1 It sought to invalidate the contract and force defendants to disgorge campaign contributions made by the company that was awarded the contract. Defendants moved to strike the complaint under the anti-SLAPP statute. (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16.)2 The trial court denied the motion, and the Court of Appeal affirmed.

We hold, as did the courts below, that…