Newport Beach Fire & Police Protective League v. City Council

The question for determination on this appeal is whether an initiative ordinance of the city of Newport Beach relating to its civil service system is valid.

The petitioners, appellants herein, filed a petition for a writ of mandate asking that the City Council of Newport Beach and others, respondents herein, be directed to declare invalid the adoption of that ordinance; a general demurrer thereto was sustained with leave to amend; petitioners elected not to amend; a judgment of dismissal followed; and from this judgment the petitioners have taken this appeal.

The city of Newport Beach became a…