Board of Supervisors v. McMahon

*291Opinion

DAVIS, J.

Linda McMahon, as Director of the Department of Social Services, Gray Davis, as Controller of the State of California, and the State of California (collectively, the State), appeal from a preliminary injunction granted the Board of Supervisors of Butte County (the County). The parties’ dispute involves the State’s power to require the County to contribute local funds to a state-mandated program. The trial court determined that two constitutional provisions gave the County a reasonable probability of prevailing on its claim for state funding. The court also found that the…