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A City Attorney Legal Opinion is a response to a request or question posed by the Mayor and City Council (jointly or individually), Council Committees, Charter section 41 commissions (e.g., Civil Service Commission and Planning Commission), Retirement Board, Housing Authority, Redevelopment Agency (jointly, but not as individuals), or City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Deputy City Manager, or Department Director, that sets forth an opinion with either broad application or important implications.

These documents do not contain any referenced attachments or enclosures. Printed copies of all City Attorney Legal Opinions 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:

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

Legal Opinions from January 1986 through present are available.

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Official City Documents

Date Number Title
02/27/1987 LO-87-3 Belmont Park - Existing Option/Lease - Effect of Recently Verified Initiative Petition
05/29/1987 LO-87-4 Local Regulation of the Practice of Landscape Architecture
09/03/1987 LO-87-5 Appointments to the Civilian Advisory Panel on Police Practices
12/30/1987 LO-87-6 Authority of City Council to Create Irrevocable Trust
03/25/1988 LO-88-1 Direct Submission of Proposition to Electors for Binding Vote/Use of Initiative or Referendum Powers
09/23/1988 LO-88-2 Nativity Scene in Balboa Park
04/28/1989 LO-89-1 Crosses on Mount Soledad and Presidio Park
08/31/1989 LO-89-2 Proposed Merger of San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company
01/19/1990 LO-90-1 Removal of Port Commissioners, San Diego Unified Port District
06/15/1990 LO-90-2 Limits on Ex Parte Communications By Councilmembers
08/28/1990 LO-90-3 Effect of Redistricting Ordinance on Recall Effort
07/22/1991 LO-91-1 Civil Service Commission Termination Appeal Procedures
09/25/1991 LO-91-2 Planning Department; Legal Actions Necessary to Place the Department under the City Manager
04/29/1992 LO-92-1 Culture, Commerce and Technology Complex on Tidelands Property; Legality of Proposed Construction and Operation
12/17/1992 LO-92-2 Council Approval of Consultant Contracts and Custodial Bank Contracts
01/12/1995 LO-95-1 Release of City Employee Names
02/06/1995 LO-95-2 Limitations on Councilmember Participation in Environmental Document Process
04/02/1996 LO-96-1 Alleged Conflict of Interest Regarding Role of the City Attorney at Board Adjudicator Hearings
10/01/1996 LO-96-2 Review and Analyssis of the Draft Predicate Study Prepared by DEGA/TMS for the Equal Opportunity Contract Program of the City of San Diego
01/14/1997 LO-97-1 Referendum of Ordinance No. O-18365
10/20/1997 LO-97-2 Status of the City's Existing and Proposed Equal Opportunity Contracting Program, and Use of the Disparity Study, Under Proposition 209 and Recent Case Law
04/15/1999 LO-99-1 Application of Charter Sections 90.1 and 90.2 to Loan Contracts Otherwise Allowed by Law
04/15/1999 LO-99-1 Application of Charter Sections 90.1 and 90.2 to Loan Contracts Otherwise Allowed by Law
07/15/1999 LO-99-2 Applicability of San Diego Charter Section 219 to Portions of De Anza Harbor Resort Leasehold
11/03/1999 LO-99-3 Restrictions on Advertising on Bus-Stop Shelters

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