Bell Community Redevelopment Agency v. Woosley

Opinion

HASTINGS, J.

This is an appeal from a denial of a petition for writ of mandate. Appellant Bell Community Redevelopment Agency sought to compel respondent Woosley, the Agency Secretary, to publish a notice inviting bids on the Agency’s bonds. We reverse the superior court denial and order the writ of mandate to issue.

A discussion of the issues raised by this appeal perforce begins with a brief discussion of redevelopment law. California’s redevelopment law was first passed in the 1950’s. The stated purpose is to present communities with a vehicle by which to eliminate the physical,…