California Attorney General Opinion 25-301

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL State of California ROB BONTA Attorney General _______________ : OPINION : : No. 25-301 of : : December 4, 2025 ROB BONTA : Attorney General : : MANUEL M. MEDEIROS : Deputy Attorney General : Proposed Relator HIRAM SOTO (Relator) has applied for leave to sue the CITY OF POWAY in quo warranto to remove CHRISTOPHER PIKUS from office as a member of the Poway City Council. The application alleges that Pikus’s appointment to the City Council was invalid because it was not supported by the necessary votes of a majority of the…