Legal Opinion
Yost v. Thomas
California Supreme Court
Decided August 23, 1984No. L.A. 31775PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUS, J.
The issue is whether the California Coastal Act (Coastal Act) (Pub. Resources Code, § 30000 et seq.) precludes a referendum on any local land use measure affecting the coastal zone which is adopted by a city council after the California Coastal Commission (Commission) has approved the city’s land use plan. We conclude that the Coastal Act does not preclude the referendum.
Appellants, voters of the City of Santa Barbara, circulated a referendum petition in opposition to two resolutions and one ordinance adopted by the City Council of Santa Barbara. Respondent Thomas, the city…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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