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City Attorney Reports

What is an Attorney Report?

A City Attorney Report is a report on the status of the law in any given area, or prepared upon the initiative of the City Attorney or staff, when a matter of importance comes to the attention of the Mayor and City Council (jointly), Council Committees, City Manager, Charter-based Commissions, Boards, or Agencies.

These documents do not contain any referenced attachments or enclosures. Printed copies of all City Attorney Memorandum of Law are available for viewing at the City Clerk's Office, 202 "C" Street, Second Floor, San Diego, CA. Questions about particular Legal Opinions should be directed to:

Law Librarian
Office of the City Attorney
1200 Third Avenue, Ste. 1100
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 533-5800

Attorney Reports from July 1985 through present are available.

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Official City Documents

Date	Number	Title
12/16/2015	RC-2015-11	Recent Case Lase and the City's Use of Other Agencies' Disparity Study
11/20/2015	RC-2015-8	Summary of Amendments To City of San Diego 2009 401(a) Plan
11/20/2015	RC-2015-7	Requiring Petition Circulators to Provide Donor Disclosure Information to Voters Signing Referendum and Initiative Petitions
11/04/2015	RC-2015-6	Review of City Advisory Boards and Committees
10/26/2015	RC-2015-5	Summary of Amendments to City of San Diego SPSP and SPSP-H Plans
10/14/2015	RC-2015-4	State Preemption of the City's Ability to Regulate the Contracting Profession
08/24/2015	RC-2015-3	Proposed Revisions to Council Policy 100-10
05/08/2015	RC-2015-2	Summary of Amendments to City of San Diego 401(k) Plan
05/07/2015	RC-2015-1	Risks Associated With Proposed Operating And Management Agreement for Renewed Downtown Property And Business Improvement District
12/08/2014	RC-2014-14	Annual Leave Caps for San Diego City Firefighters
11/10/2014	R-2014-13	San Diego Municipal Code Amendments Related to Charter Provisions on Elected Officers' Term Of Office And Filing Vacancies
10/24/2014	RC-2014-12	Recent State Legislationi And Case Law Affecting Infrastructure Financing and Post-Redelopment Matters
09/16/2014	RC-2014-11	Proposed Upate To Facilities Benefit Assessment Ordinance To Extend Authorization of Deferral of Payment Of Facilities Benefit Assessments Indefinitely
05/06/2014	RC-2014-10	Proposed Changes to Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Code
04/17/2014	RC-2014-9	Proposed Employment Of Civic San Diego To Provide Certain Services Related To Former Redevelopment Agency Properties Proposed To Be Transferred To The City Of San Diego
04/02/2014	RC-2014-8	WHETHER NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS MAY RECEIVE A HIGHER SALARY THAN THOSE ALREADY IN OFFICE
02/28/2014	RC-2014-7	APPOINTMENT OF NEW COUNCILMEMBER TO FILL DISTRICT 2 VACANCY
02/20/2014	RC-2014-6	SUMMARY OF LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT
02/10/2014	RC-2014-5	MEDICAL MARIJUANA REPORT FOLLOWING THE APRIL 22, 2013 DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL
02/10/2014	RC-2014-4	Summary of Legal Issues Related to Proposed Amendments to the Charter Relating to Access to Government
02/05/2014	RC-2014-3	2014 SAN DIEGO CHARTER LEGAL REVIEW
01/14/2014	RC-2014-2	PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE OF THE SAN DIEGO MUNICIPAL CODE
01/14/2014	RC-2014-1	PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER SECTIONS RELATING TO ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS
11/15/2013	RC-2013-16	LEGAL ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, RELATED TO ADMINISTRATION OF RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS
09/16/2013	RC-2013-15	REVIEW OF LOCAL 145¿S LEGAL OPINION REGARDING THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO¿S EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAM
09/06/2013	RC-2013-14	Public Facilities Financing Plan Update Considerations
08/23/2013	RC-2013-13	Legal Requirements and Calling of a Special Election After the Mayor Resigns From Office
07/26/2013	RC-2013-12	Proposed Repeal of Unconstitutional Voting Requirement in Recall Division of the San Diego Municipal Code
05/28/2013	RC-2013-10	PROPOSITION 26 REVIEW OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SAN DIEGO¿SREGULATORY ORDINANCES REGARDING POLICE PERMITS AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES
04/26/2013	RC-2013-9	PROPOSED GRAYWATER RECOMMENDATIONS
04/17/2013	RC-2013-7	Performance of Commitments in Joint Statment dated January 29, 2013
04/02/2013	R-2013-6	SAN DIEGO DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT CONCEPT
03/22/2013	RC-2013-5	Directing the Use of General Fund Lease Revenues
03/21/2013	RC-2013-4	Legal Issues Regarding Neighborhood Parking Protection and Public Safety Proposal
02/25/2013	R-2013-3	TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT
01/14/2013	R-2013-1	CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING APPOINTMENTS TO THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY, LOCALLY REFERRED TO AS SANDAG
12/21/2012	RC-2012-27	CITY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CONTRACT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL STATUS
12/14/2012	RC-2012-26	Proposed Dedication of Portions of Fairbanks Ranch and Rose Creek for Park and Recreation Purposes Pursuant to California Senate Bill No. 1169 and San Diego Charter Section 55
11/20/2012	RC-2012-25	Dedication of Real Property for Park and Recreation Purposes Pursuant to California Senate Bill No. 1169 adn San Diego Charter Section 55
11/19/2012	RC-2012-24	Family Justice Center - Fiscal Agency Agreements
10/01/2012	RC-2012-20	LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF PEDICAB OPERATORS
09/11/2012	RC-2012-19	PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SAN DIEGO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO EXCAVATIONS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
07/30/2012	RC-2012-18	PROPOSAL TO RESTRICT SMOKING IN MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING
06/29/2012	RC-2012-17	Implementation of Proposition B
06/28/2012	RC-2012-16	Applicability Of Proposition 218 To Proposed Pilot Study On Budget-Based Water Billing
06/25/2012	RC-2012-15	ADDITION OF RESPONSIBLE BANKING ORDINANCE
06/07/2012	RC-2012-14	Implementation of Proposition B
06/06/2012	RC-2012-13	Proposed Revisions of San Deigo Charter Section 55 Concerning Cemetery Funds
05/23/2012	RC-2012-12	LEGAL INTERPRETATION OF CITY CHARTER AND MUNICIPAL CODE PROVISIONS REGARDING SERVICE CONTRACTS AWARDED TO AGENCIES AND NON-PROFITS
04/11/2012	RC-2012-11	AESTHETIC CONCERNS RELATED TO THE PLACEMENT OF UTILITY EQUIPMENT IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY DURING THE COURSE OF CITY UNDERGROUNDING PROJECTS