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What is a Memorandum of Law?

A City Attorney Memorandum of Law is a response to a request typically posed by the Mayor, City Council (jointly or separately), any full commission, board, committee, or agency (whether or not Charter based), through that entity's executive director or City liaison, or Department Director, which narrowly applies the interpretation of the current law to a particular problem or situation.

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

Memorandums from January 1986 through present are available.

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Official City Documents

Date Doc Num
08/08/2005 ML-2005-17 Application of State Density Bonus Law to Two Development Projects
08/08/2005 ML-2005-18 Lease of the Concourse to the Neighborhood Involvement Association
08/30/2005 ML-2005-19 Applicability of State Prevailing Wage Law to the Construction and Demolition Materials Recovery Facility Project Proposed for the Miramar Landfill
08/29/2005 ML-2005-20 Retention of Outside Counsel
09/26/2005 ML-2005-21 Compliance with Charter Section 12 Requirements in the District 2 and 8 Special Run-off Election
11/10/2005 ML-2005-22 Condominium Conversions
11/22/2005 ML-2005-23 Prevailing Wages and TransNet-funded Local Street and Road Work Projects
12/19/2005 ML-2005-24 State Law Preemption of San Diego Municipal Code Section 27.3564(e) as Applied to Disclosure of Information Obtained in Closed Session
02/08/2005 ML-2005-3 Disclosure of Official's Calendars under the California Public Records Act
02/24/2005 ML-2005-4 Donation of the Mt. Soledad Memorial Property to the Federal National Park System
04/05/2005 ML-2005-7 Men's Lounge at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club
04/18/2005 ML-2005-8 Selection of Presiding Officer for Transition Period
04/27/2005 ML-2005-9 Rescission of Ordinance O-19126, Re: Five Year Vesting Requirement
01/03/2006 ML-2006-1 CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVOLVING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND PROPERTY AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FORMATION AND FORMATION CONSULTANTS
06/07/2006 ML-2006-10 Public Notice Requirements for Administrative Appeals of City Environmental Determinations under CEQA and the Municipal Code
07/14/2006 ML-2006-11 Response to Request for Clarification Regarding the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Third and University Project, Project No. 11896
07/19/2006 ML-2006-13 Small Business Enterprise Refuse Collection Requirement Under People's Ordinance
07/28/2006 ML-2006-15 Review of the Final Environmental Impact Report [EIR] for University City North/South Transportation Corridor Study, Project No. 27445
08/16/2006 ML-2006-16 Redevelopment Agency authority to permit further development on Beech Street under the El Cortez Agreement Affecting Real Property
08/18/2006 ML-2006-17 Voluntary Thematic Warehouse District
08/31/2006 ML-2006-18 Use of Private Contractors for Refuse Collection
09/08/2006 ML-2006-19 State Density Bonus Law: Compliance with the State Coastal Act and Preemption of Local Initiatives and Regulations
01/23/2006 ML-2006-2 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OFFICES OF THE MAYOR AND THE AUDITOR AND COMPTROLLER UNDER THE MAYOR-COUNCIL FORM OF GOVERNMENT
09/15/2006 ML-2006-20 Conflict of Interest Inquiry
09/15/2006 ML-2006-21 NAVY BROADWAY COMPLEX AND THE CITY'S RIGHT OF REVIEW OVER THE CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION OF CENTRE CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
09/18/2006 ML-2006-21 - ADDENDUM NAVY BROADWAY COMPLEX AND CITY'S RETENTION OF SPECIFIED CONTROL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY
10/13/2006 ML-2006-22 Ordinance Banning the Sale of Foie Gras in the City of San Diego
10/13/2006 ML-2006-22 Attachment A Ordinance Banning the Sale of Foie Gras in the City of San Diego
10/13/2006 ML-2006-22 Attachment B Ordinance Banning the Sale of Foie Gras in the City of San Diego
10/03/2006 ML-2006-24 Airport Enterprise Fund
10/12/2006 ML-2006-25 LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES RELATED TO PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURES
10/27/2006 ML-2006-26 Application of the Brown Act to Meetings of Community Planning Groups and the Community Planners Committee
10/31/2006 ML-2006-27 San Diego Municipal Code Regulations Pertaining to Sewer Group Pipeline Job 742
11/13/2006 ML-2006-28 Characterization of water and land under Section 55.1 of the City Charter
02/23/2006 ML-2006-3 APPOINTMENTS OF MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES
12/04/2006 ML-2006-30 Adequacy of City of San Diego's Proposed Housing Element (2005-2010)
12/15/2006 ML-2006-32 Emergency Authorization to Replace the Rope Barrier at the Children's Pool and Implement City Council's December 5, 2006 Resolution
12/27/2006 ML-2006-33 Changed Circumstances and New Information Relating to the Navy Broadway Complex Project
06/02/2006 ML-2006-34 Eruv Line of Demarcation in Public Right-of-Way
07/06/2006 ML-2006-35 Council Approval of Revenue Contracts
09/29/2006 ML-2006-36 Response to Request of City Council for Legal Opinion on the Applicability of Public Resources Code Sections 21166 and 21151(c) to the Navy Broadway Complex Project
03/06/2006 ML-2006-5 Wireless Antenna Placement within the Coastal Height Limit Overlay Zone
03/16/2006 ML-2006-6 Allocation of Costs to Enterprise Funds
03/22/2006 ML-2006-8 The Mayor's Authority to Approve or Veto Council Ordinances Proposing
04/10/2006 ML-2006-9 Applicability of Federal Prevailing Wage Laws to CDBG-Funded Tree Planting Projects
01/25/2007 ML-2007-1 Purchase of Fluoridated Water from San Diego County Water Authority
07/20/2007 ML-2007-10 Legality of Proposal to Require the City Attorney to Obtain City Council Approval Before Filing Cases
07/27/2007 ML-2007-11 Mission Bay Ordinance
09/04/2007 ML-2007-12 Copley Press Inc. v. Superior Court, 39 Cal. 4th 1272 (2006) and Its Applicability to the Civil Serice Commission of the City of San Diego
09/07/2007 ML-2007-13 OVERVIEW OF LAW CONCERNING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN CONTRACTING: EXISTING PROGRAMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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