Legal Opinion
Chase v. Brooks
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 1, 1986No. D004473PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WORK, J.
Barrie Chase appeals a judgment denying his petition to enjoin the City of Vista from proceeding to place a referendum measure on the June 1986 ballot. The election has already been held and the measure to which Chase objects carried overwhelmingly. Chase challenges a referendum petition accepted by Jean Brooks, Clerk of the City of Vista, objecting to the Vista City Council’s adoption of ordinance 85-38, a zoning provision modifying existing zones and boundaries and reclassifying property. The essence of Chase’s claim is that the referendum petition failed to comply with the…
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