California Court of Appeal

CITIZENS FOR JOBS AND THE ECON. v. COUNTY OF ORANGE, D037543

Hybrid initiative/referendum provision that requires voter approval of specific land use projects is impermissible.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/04/2002
• Published 01/04/2002

Judges

• HUFFMAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, Steven L. Mayer and Richard C. Jacobs, San Francisco, for Intervener and Appellant El Toro Reuse Planning Authority., Law Offices of J. William Yeates, J. William Yeates, Fair Oaks, for Planning and Conservation League as Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
•  Remcho, Johansen & Purcell, Joseph Remcho, Robin B. Johansen and James C. Harrison, San Francisco, for Third Party Defendant, Intervener and Appellant Jeffrey C. Metzger., Reed & Davidson, Dana W. Reed, Bradley W. Hertz;  Strumwasser & Woocher, Fredric D. Woocher and Michael J. Strumwasser, Santa Monica, for Plaintiffs and Respondents Citizens for Jobs and the Economy, City of Newport Beach and Bruce Nestande., Chevalier, Allen & Lichman and Barbara E. Lichman, Irvine, for Petitioners, Plaintiffs and Respondents Airport Working Group of Orange County, Inc. and David I. Ellis.,  Laurence M. Watson, County Counsel, Benjamin P. de Mayo, Thomas C. Agin, Assistant County Counsel, Marianne Van Riper and James C. Harman, Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent County of Orange.