California Court of Appeal

The trial court's validation of an assessment, which is intended to fund the acquisition and maintenance of open space land, is affirmed over plaintiff's claim that the assessment runs afoul of Proposition 218, the Right to Vote on Taxes Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/06/2005
• Published 07/06/2005

Judges

• PREMO, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Tony J. Tanke, Tony J. Tanke, Law Offices of Gary Simms, Gary L. Simms, San Mateo, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, Timothy Arthur Bittle, Sacramento, Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Appellants Silicon Valley Taxpayers Assn., Inc., Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, Vanessa OttilieWells, Ingrid S. Leverett, David A. Thomas, San Francisco, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae The Trust for Public Land., Pacific Legal Foundation, James Sherman Burling, Sacramento, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae for appellant Pacific Legal Foundation.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor, James R. Parrinello, John E. Mueller, Christopher E. Skinnell, Mill Valley, Attorneys for Defendant/Respondent Santa Clara County Open Space Authority., Office of the County Counsel, Steven M. Woodside, Sue Andra Gallagher, Deputy County Counsel, Attorney for Amicus Curiae for respondent Cal. State Assoc. of Counties et al., Hopkins & Carley, Jay M. Ross, San Jose, Attorney for Amicus Curiae for respondent San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce.