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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
02/06/2012 ML-2012-2 CIP Conformance Review by the Planning Commission
02/23/2012 ML-2012-3 Tax Status of Take-Home City Vehicles
03/28/2012 ML-2012-4 Disclosure of Vote Allocation for Convention Center Facilities District Election Under California Public Records Act
05/04/2012 ML-2012-5 Use of Exhibit Space on the First Floor of the City Administration Building
05/11/2012 ML-2012-6 Continued Funding of the Supplemental COLA Benefit
07/16/2012 ML-2012-8 Charter Section 99 and the proposed Chilled Water Service Agreement
01/14/2013 ML-2013-01 Distribution of Settlement Funds received from San Diego Gas & Electric Company
02/06/2013 ML-2013-02 Application of Living Wage Ordinance to Proposed Security Contracts for Qualcomm Stadium
06/17/2013 ML-2013-10 Proposal to Apply State Prevailing Wage Laws to City Public Works Projects
07/15/2013 ML-2013-11 Effect of Mayor's Approval of Resolution with Amendments
07/31/2013 ML-2013-12 Analysis of Municipal Code Law Regarding Multiple Recall Efforts
08/14/2013 ML-2013-13 Enforcement of Charter Section 108 Against an Officer of the City
08/16/2013 ML-2013-14 Unenforceability of Voter Registration and Residency Requirements for Circulators of Recall Petitions
08/29/2013 ML-2013-15 Role of Council President During Mayoral Vacancy
08/29/2013 ML-2013-16 Assessing The Condition of Sidewalks
09/18/2013 ML-2013-17 Delegation of Authority to Approve Angle Parking
11/19/2013 ML-2013-18 The City's Eligibility for State Funding under California Senate Bill 7
04/03/2013 ML-2013-4 Options and Processes for Approving the Site Development Permit for the Plaza de Panama Project
04/12/2013 ML-2013-5 Port District Appointments
04/17/2013 ML-2013-6 Review of Current State of the Law - Medical Marijuana
05/28/2013 ML-2013-8 Effective Date of Ordinances Amending the City's Campaign Laws
06/03/2013 ML-2013-9 Illegality of ¿Administrative Holds¿ to Stop Work on Permitted Development Projects
04/14/2014 ML-2014-1 Applicability of the California Minimum Wage Law to the City of San Diego
09/15/2014 ML-2014-10 Legal Analysis of Proposed Change to Timing of Referendary Elections
10/07/2014 ML-2014-11 Non-Agenda Public Comment at City Council Meetings
10/17/2014 ML-2014-12 Legal Interpretation of Proposition A
11/26/2014 ML-2014-14 Appraisal of Water Utility Property at Qualcomm Stadium
11/18/2014 ML-2014-15 Lawful Uses of the Public Right-of-Way
12/02/2014 ML-2014-16 Limiting Non-Agenda Public Comment to Two Minutes Per Speaker
05/01/2014 ML-2014-3 The Status of Councilmember Ed Harris' Position as a Lifeguard Sergeant During His Tenure as a Councilmember
06/19/2014 ML-2014-4 Contracting Procedures and Other Issues Relating to the City's Provision of Economic Development Subsidies
07/09/2014 ML-2014-5 Administrative Regulations – Authority and Signature
07/09/2014 ML-2014-5 Administrative Regulations – Authority and Signature
07/10/2014 ML-2014-6 Use of Parking Meter Funds and Parking Management-Related Revenue for Traffic Control for Special Events, Employee Parking Programs, and Landscaping and Maintenance
07/16/2014 ML-2014-7 Validity of Legislation Enacted Subsequent to a Post-Referendum Council Repeal or Voter Rejection
08/14/2014 ML-2014-8 Constitutionality of San Diego's Demonstration Activity Buffer Zone Ordinance
08/26/2014 ML-2014-9 Removing the Current Limitation on the Number of Taxicab Permits
01/29/2015 ML-2015-1 Car Sharing: Review of Legal Issues
06/09/2015 ML-2015-10 Blucar and Zirx and City's Valet Parking Regulations
07/14/2015 ML-2015-12 Overview of City Charter and Municipal Code Requirements for City Contracts
08/24/2015 ML-2015-13 Roles of the San Diego City Council and the Mayor in Approving and Modifying Collective Bargaining Agreements
09/04/2015 ML-2015-14 Recycled Water Rates
09/11/2015 ML-2015-15 San Diego Municipal Code Section 52.80.01 Relating to Trespass, Peaceful Political Activity
10/26/2015 ML-2015-16 Role of the City Council on Considering Water Rate Increases
11/03/2015 ML-2015-17 The Legality of Appointment Language in San Diego Charter Section 42
11/17/2015 ML-2015-18 Contracting Requirements for Developer-Reimbursed Public Improvement Projects (Update to ML-20118)
12/14/2015 ML-2015-19 Exemptions from Environmental Regulations for Emergency Channel
01/30/2015 ML-2015-2 Local Regulation of the Transportation of Medical Marijuana
12/17/2015 ML-2015-20 Application of Proposed Living Wage Ordinance Amendments to the City's Existing Emergency Medical Services Contract
12/21/2015 ML-2015-21 Applicability of Conflict of Interest Laws to Consultants Working on the Capital Improvement Program

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