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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
04/09/2021 MS-2021-9 Legality of Extension of Credit by Development Services Department (DSD) for Deposit Accounts
02/07/2022 MS-2022-1 Bankers Hill 150 v. City of San Diego, Case No. D077963
12/20/2022 MS-2022-10 Legal Update: New Meeting Disruption and Teleconference Amendments to the Ralph M. Brown Act
02/25/2022 MS-2022-2 City Auditor Participation in City Council Closed Session Meetings
03/08/2022 MS-2022-3 Legal Consideration for Council's Legislative Process
03/30/2022 MS-2022-4 Committee on Rules and Council-Initiated Matters
04/22/2022 MS-2022-5 Proposed Measure to Amend the City Charter to Establish a Process for Retention and use of Private Legal Counsel by the Auditor and Audit Committee
06/06/2022 MS-2022-6 Homelessness Lawsuits Summary
09/14/2022 MS-2022-8 Claims Against the City - Council Policy 000-09
10/26/2022 MS-2022-9 Legal Guidance for the City Council's Upcoming 'Workshop on a Framework for Amending the Tenants' Right to Know Ordinance
02/10/2023 MS-2023-1 Construction of Affordable Dwelling Units Under the Complete Communities Housing Solutions Regulations
10/19/2023 MS-2023-10 Budgetary Roles of the Mayor and City Council and Recent Relevant Matters
11/22/2023 MS-2023-11 Disposition of Petco Park City Suite Tickets
12/15/2023 MS-2023-12 Request to Docket Ethics Reform Proposals
12/21/2023 MS-2023-13 Legal Update: New Teleconference Amendments to the Ralph M. Brown Act
05/09/2023 MS-2023-3 Potential Cancellation of the Mills Act Agreement for the Andrew Cassidy Home (Historical Site Number 283)
05/30/2023 MS-2023-4 Legal Analysis of the Proposed Unsafe Camping Ordinance
06/01/2023 MS-2023-5 Legal Issues Related to the Proposed Agreement to Allow the Operation of Digital Wayfinding Kiosks with Advertising Signs in the Right-of-Way
08/01/2023 MS-2023-6 Ballot Measure Proposal to Amend the San Diego Charter to: (1) Replace the Elected City Attorney with Municipal Counsel Appointed by the City Council; and (2) Elect a City Prosecutor to Prosecute Misdemeanors and San Diego Municipal Code Violations
07/26/2023 MS-2023-7 Invited Guest Presentations at San Diego City Council and Council Committee Meetings
09/20/2023 MS-2023-8 Replacing the Elected City Attorney with a City Council-Appointed Attorney
10/04/2023 MS-2023-9 Rules Committee Meeting on October 4, 2023
02/08/2024 MS-2024-1 First Amendment Protection of Expressive Merchandise and Performances in Public Spaces in San Diego
12/02/1985 MS-85-6 Figi Giftware Company - Property Conveyance and Construction without Benefit of a Parcel or Subdivision Map
12/26/1985 MS-85-7 Waiver of Park Fees for Building Permits to Reconstruct Building Destroyed by Fire or Other Calamity
12/17/1985 MS-85-8 Noticing Requirements for Zoning Administrator Actions
02/12/1986 MS-86-1 Playground Equipment - PSD Funds
11/20/1986 MS-86-10 New Post Office for Skyline/Encanto Community
11/28/1986 MS-86-11 Campaign Contributions
07/31/1986 MS-86-12 Use of Federally Seized and Forfeited Asset Proceeds
07/28/1986 MS-86-13 Revision of Memorandum of Law Regarding Investigation Procedure dated June 23, 1986
05/13/1986 MS-86-14 Beach Curfew in La Jolla
07/17/1986 MS-86-16 Downtown Sidewalk Ordinance
03/05/1986 MS-86-2 Brown Act; Closed Sessions of City Council;
04/01/1986 MS-86-3 Statement of Economic Interest
05/27/1986 MS-86-4 Conflict of Interest Concerning an Officer of the Friends of the Library Serving as a Library Commissioner
09/15/1986 MS-86-5 Powers of the Mira Mesa Landscape Maintenance District
09/16/1986 MS-86-6 The Requirement for a Caretaker at Condominium Complexes
09/16/1986 MS-86-7 Request Regarding Ten-Day Cancellation Clause on Certificate of Insurance and Alteration of Certificate of Insurance
09/16/1986 MS-86-7 Request Regarding Ten-Day Cancellation Clause on Certificate of Insurance and Alteration of Certificate of Insurance
04/17/1986 MS-86-8 Rancho Mission Canyon; potential liability for landslide damage
10/29/1986 MS-86-9 Management Benefits Plan
02/11/1987 MS-87-1 Otay Mesa Policy Committee
09/17/1987 MS-87-10 Standard for Money Exchange House Ordinance
12/09/1987 MS-87-11 Impact of Proposition H on Future Waste Disposal Methodology
03/23/1987 MS-87-2 Montgomery Field Master Plan - Adoption of Restriction on Evening Touch and Go Operations
02/09/1987 MS-87-3 Dana Junior High School Zoning - Applicability of Government Code Section 65852.9 to Charter City
04/01/1987 MS-87-4 Balboa Park - Naval Hospital Site - Use for Administrative Offices
06/16/1987 MS-87-5 Appeal of Tentative Map No. TM-86-1006
06/09/1987 MS-87-6 Legal Opinion Concerning a Massage Establishment Exemption by a Licensed Holistic Health Practitioner

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