Dept. of Finance v. Commission on State Mandates

Filed 10/24/22; Certified for Publication 11/21/22 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Sacramento) ---- DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE et al., C092139 Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and (Super. Ct. No. Appellants, 34201080000604CUWMGDS) v. COMMISSION ON STATE MANDATES, Defendant and Respondent; COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO et al., Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants. The California Constitution requires the state to provide a subvention of funds to compensate local governments for the cost of a new program or higher level of service mandated by…