Legal Opinion
Weekes v. City of Oakland
California Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 1978No. S.F. 23598PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THE COURT.
May a chartered city, in the exercise of powers conferred by the home rule provision of the California Constitution (art. XI, § 5, subd. (a)), levy upon all persons employed within the city a tax measured by the compensation received from employers, notwithstanding. an express statutory prohibition against municipal taxes “upon income”? (Rev. & Tax. Code, § 17041.5; all statutory references are to that code, unless otherwise cited.) This is the issue presented to us following the City of Oakland’s adoption in June 1974 of Municipal Code section 5-1.65, which provides for an…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by41 opinions
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