Ames v. City of Hermosa Beach

Opinion

IRWIN, J. *

This is an. appeal in an action seeking a declaration that certain loitering and housing laws of the City of Hermosa Beach are unconstitutional on their face and are therefore void. Appellant, a taxpayer, brought this action pursuant to section 526a of the Code of Civil Procedure to enjoin respondents from expending public funds and from using public property for the purpose of administering or enforcing certain provisions of its Municipal Code, to wit, (1) sections 20-10 and 20-11, relating to loitering, 1 and (2) section 18-14, regulating the rental of housing…