Brown v. Superior Court

*54Opinion

TOBRINER, J.

The question before us is whether the Governor may at his pleasure terminate the appointment of real party in interest, John Mayfield, as a public representative to the North Coast Regional Commission, The California Coastal Zone Conservation Act of 1972 (Pub. Resources Code, § 27000 et seq.) does not establish a fixed term of service for members of regional coastal commissions either expressly or by implication. Government Code section 1301 provides that whenever the term of office is not fixed by law, that office is held at the pleasure of the appointing authority. As we…