tax measure

Court of Appeal sides with GMSR’s client in Proposition 218 tax measure election case

The City of Riverside held a regularly scheduled City Council runoff election and included a city tax measure on the same ballot.  Voters approved the tax measure, but a taxpayer group challenged it.  The group argued that the City had referred to the runoff election

Riversiders Against Increased Taxes v. City of Riverside (2024) 104 Cal.App.5th 250

Court of Appeal sides with GMSR’s client in Proposition 218 tax measure election case

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