City and County of San Francisco v. STATE OF CALIF

Opinion

KANE, J.

This is an appeal from an order and judgment directing issuance of a peremptory writ of mandate ordering defendants (State) to fund a social service contract entered into between plaintiffs (County or San Francisco) and two private corporations pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, 1 section 12300 et seq. The background facts are relatively simple and may be summarized as follows:

By statute enacted in 1973, the Legislature introduced a host of so-called in-home supportive services for those recipients of public assistance who can remain in their own homes when such…