Jacks v. City of Santa Barbara

Filed 2/26/15 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX ROLLAND JACKS et al., 2d Civil No. B253474 (Super. Ct. No. 1383959) Plaintiffs and Appellants, (Santa Barbara County) v. CITY OF SANTA BARBARA, Defendant and Respondent. Appellants are an individual and a hotel who incurred a one percent surcharge on their electricity bills (1% surcharge) collected by Southern California Edison (SCE) and remitted to respondent City of Santa Barbara (City). The City did not seek voter approval of the 1% surcharge. SCE collects it…