Legal Opinion

W. W. Dean & Associates v. City of South San Francisco

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 7, 1987No. A033116PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1371Opinion

SCOTT, J.

In issue is whether the adoption by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco (City) of an amendment to a development plan formulated pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) (Act) constitutes an administrative act not subject to referendum. The lower court answered in the affirmative and issued a writ of mandate prohibiting a referendum election. We affirm.

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Standard of Review on Appeal

We follow the usual standard of appellate review. Our review is limited to a determination of whether there was substantial evidence to support the judgment of…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La CuestaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Associated Home Builders of Greater Eastbay, Inc. v. City of LivermoreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Horn v. County of VenturaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Yost v. ThomasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by16 opinions

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