Anderson v. City of San Jose

Filed 11/26/19 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT SARAH ANDERSON et al., H045271 (Santa Clara County Plaintiffs and Appellants, Super. Ct. No. 16CV297950) v. CITY OF SAN JOSE et al., Defendants and Respondents. In this appeal we decide whether a California charter city’s policy for the sale of surplus city-owned land is preempted by the state’s affordable housing law. The dispute centers on the City of San Jose’s passage of City Policy 7-13 (Policy 7-13), which appellants Sarah Anderson, Joana Cruz, Urban Habitat Program, and…