Richmond v. Shasta Community Services District

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

In November 1996, California voters adopted Proposition 218, the Right to Vote on Taxes Act, which added articles XHI C and XHI D to the California Constitution. (See Apartment Assn, of Los Angeles County, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (2001) 24 Cal.4th 830, 835 [102 Cal.Rptr.2d 719, 14 P.3d 930].) Article XIII D of the state Constitution (hereafter article XIII D) specifies various restrictions and requirements for assessments, fees, and charges that local governments impose on real property or on persons as an incident of property ownership. Here, the main issue is whether a…