City and County of San Francisco v. Patterson

Opinion

RACANELLI, P. J.

This case concerns the validity of a preelection removal of an initiative ordinance from the San Francisco ballot.

Facts

We outline the procedural/factual background to the questions presented.

Appellant Robert Guichard was a proponent of a petition for an initiative ordinance to be submitted to the electorate at a special election scheduled for June 2, 1987. The ballot proposal, entitled “Stop the Great Land Give away Ordinance” (Proposition D), provided in essence that the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Unified School District (collectively…