Whitfield v. Board of Supervisors

Opinion

BENSON, J.

Ten homeless general assistance recipients appeal from the trial court’s denial of their petition for writ of mandate. Appellants challenge the adequacy of Alameda County’s general assistance grant level. Specifically, they ask that the county be ordered to conduct a factual study of the cost of subsistence for Alameda County indigents and to enact a new general assistance ordinance based on that study. The issue on appeal is whether the county satisfied its mandatory duty under the Welfare and Institutions Code to determine and adopt an appropriate standard of aid and care…