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City Attorney Memoranda of Law

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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Memoranda of Law by Year

Official City Documents

Date Doc Num
07/25/1995 ML-95-48 Consideration of General Dynamics Corporation's Applications for Demolition Permits as Either Discretionary or Ministerial in Nature
07/25/1995 ML-95-47 Emergency Ordinance - Rezone of 11607 Duenda Road - Proposed Taco Bell Restaurant
07/20/1995 ML-95-46 Automated Refuse Collection Program
07/19/1995 ML-95-45 Transient Occupancy Tax Exemption for Agents of Federal or California Government
07/10/1995 ML-95-44 Determination Regarding Potential Conflict of Interest Arising Out of Ownership of Property in Assessment District
07/07/1995 ML-95-43 Determination Regarding Potential Conflict of Interest Arising Out of Assessment District Decision
07/06/1995 ML-95-42 City Manager's Authority to Award Construction Contracts Funded From Annual Allocation CIP
06/29/1995 ML-95-41 AB 318 - Utility 'Profits' and Restrictions of Proposition 13
06/28/1995 ML-95-40 The Americans with Disabilities Act and Job Related Stress
01/10/1995 ML-95-4 Follow-up to Memorandum of Law Dated November 10, 1994, Pertaining to Councilmember's Potential Conflict of Interest in San Pasqual Valley Plan Update
06/16/1995 ML-95-39 Zoning Issues in Centre City East and Gaslamp Quarter
06/08/1995 ML-95-38 Last Chance Agreement Due Process Waivers
05/31/1995 ML-95-37 Community Publications Published With Public Funds
05/24/1995 ML-95-36 Protection of City from Lawsuits
05/24/1995 ML-95-35 Addendum to the April 11, 1995, Memorandum of Law Regarding the Application of the Private Express Statutes to City Interoffice Mail Delivery
05/23/1995 ML-95-34 Flexible Benefits Enrollment Period for Domestic Partners
05/18/1995 ML-95-33 San Diego Civic Light Opera Association
04/25/1995 ML-95-32 Sewer Facility Overburdens in Council District 2
05/11/1995 ML-95-31 Proposed Purchase of Service Credit Provision - Request of Virginia Silverman
04/21/1995 ML-95-30 San Diego City Charter Section 127
01/09/1995 ML-95-3 Questions Concerning Municipal Advocates Ordinance Re: Scott Harvey
04/20/1995 ML-95-29 Issuing of Citations by Environmental Services Code Compliance Officers
04/14/1995 ML-95-28 Letter Regarding Children's Summit
04/11/1995 ML-95-27A Legal Questions Regarding Sign Requirements for Mission Beach Boardwalk
04/11/1995 ML-95-27 Legal Questions Regarding Sign Requirements for Mission Beach Boardwalk
04/11/1995 ML-95-26 Drug Testing of Contractor and Subcontractor Personnel
04/11/1995 ML-95-25 Application of the Private Express Statutes to City Interoffice Mail Delivery
04/06/1995 ML-95-24 Whether Reference to Political Parties in Candidate Statements is Prohibited
04/04/1995 ML-95-23 Union Dues for COBRA Benefits
03/28/1995 ML-95-22 Residential Care Facilities
03/20/1995 ML-95-21 Request for Early Retirement Incentive Program Benefits for Retiree Bill Nelson
03/16/1995 ML-95-20 Application of Building and Zoning Ordinances to State, County or Port District Property
01/04/1995 ML-95-2 Public Safety Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights Regarding Fitness for Duty Examinations
03/13/1995 ML-95-19 Proposed Equal Opportunity Ordinance
03/13/1995 ML-95-18 Application of Continuing Violations Ordinance to Extensions of Vendor Credit/Effect of Ex Post Facto Doctrines
03/03/1995 ML-95-17 City Signoff on Design Engineering Drawings
03/02/1995 ML-95-16 Sole Source Procurement
03/02/1995 ML-95-15 Legislative Officers' Retirement Plan - Amendment to Vesting Requirements of San Diego Municipal Code Section 24.0545
02/23/1995 ML-95-14 Use of Seat Belts by Lifeguards
02/10/1995 ML-95-13 Lunch Periods for Field Crews
02/08/1995 ML-95-12 Potential Conflict of Interest Arising Out of Part Ownership of Bail Bond Business
02/06/1995 ML-95-11 Role of the Planning Commission in the Adoption of Redevelopment Plans
02/03/1995 ML-95-10 San Diego Municipal Code Section 24.0501(b) and the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 12101-12117
01/04/1995 ML-95-1 Historic Property - Mills Act Implementation
12/28/1994 ML-94-99 White Trucks Sign Variance
12/20/1994 ML-94-98 City of San Diego's, Santa Fe Irrigation District's and San Dieguito Water District's Water Delivery and Storage Rights
12/14/1994 ML-94-97 Reallocation of a Group of Reservoir Keepers from Local 127 to San Diego Municipal Employees' Association
12/13/1994 ML-94-96 Effect of Senate Bill 1518 on Access to Voter Registration Information
12/12/1994 ML-94-95 'Duplicative' Public Comment at Regular and Special Council Meetings
12/02/1994 ML-94-94 Funding of Reclaimed Water Retrofitting Costs