Boyd v. Central Coast Community Energy

Filed 10/4/23 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT MICHAEL E. BOYD, H050140 (Santa Cruz County Plaintiff and Appellant, Super. Ct. No. 21CV02057) v. CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY ENERGY, Defendant and Respondent. Over the last five decades, California voters have adopted a series of initiatives limiting the authority of state and local governments to impose taxes without voter approval. (See, e.g., Citizens for Fair REU Rates v. City of Redding (2018)

6 Cal.5th 1, 10

(Citizens for Fair REU Rates).) Among other things, voters added…