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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
05/02/1997 ML-97-15 Sole Source Contracts
04/22/1997 ML-97-14 Liability Issues Associated with Providing Free Sandbags to Residents to Protect Against Flooding Conditions
04/21/1997 ML-97-13 Parking on Sidewalks and In Front of Driveways
04/21/1997 ML-97-12 Booker T. Crenshaw Christian College/Crenshaw Community Development School - Community Development Block Grant
04/14/1997 ML-97-11 Effect of Proposition 208's Time Limits on Fundraising by Recall Committees Formed in San Diego
04/08/1997 ML-97-10 Proposed Ordinance Banning the Sales of Saturday Night Specials
01/06/1997 ML-97-1 Personnel Backgrounds and Gang Affiliation
01/31/1996 ML-96-9 Use of Proceeds from Pueblo Lands to Purchase Land for Football Practice Facility
02/01/1996 ML-96-8 Pilot Incentive Program
02/01/1996 ML-96-7 Temporary Help Agencies
01/31/1996 ML-96-6 Kaye Project - Legal Issues
12/23/1996 ML-96-55 Determination of City's Right to Use the Old Pomerado Road
12/16/1996 ML-96-53 Proposition 208's Effect on Excess Campaign Funds and Officeholder Accounts
10/29/1996 ML-96-52 Confidentiality of Medical Records
10/28/1996 ML-96-51 Modifications to California Terraces Project
10/11/1996 ML-96-50 Merger of Easements
01/24/1996 ML-96-5 May a Financial Institution Lawfully Issue a Credit Card to a Campaign Committee under the City's Election Campaign Control Ordinance?
10/11/1996 ML-96-49 Are 1996 Campaign Funds Required to be Used to Disgorge to City Treasurer 'Tainted' Campaign Contributions Received for 1993 Campaign?
10/04/1996 ML-96-48 Agreement for the Use of the State and Local Overtime and Authorized Expense Program Between the Federal Bureau Investigation and the San Diego Police Department
10/02/1996 ML-96-47 Rental Unit Business Tax
10/01/1996 ML-96-46 Leave Bank for Union Officers' Use
09/13/1996 ML-96-45 Service Contractor Worker Retention Ordinance
08/28/1996 ML-96-44 Use of the Welfare Office at 25th Street and Imperial Avenue for a Food Market
08/28/1996 ML-96-43 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System Design Issues
08/12/1996 ML-96-42 Park Entertainment Permits - Balboa Park
08/07/1996 ML-96-41 Demolition of Non-Historic Structures Within the Barrio Logan Redevelopment Project Area
01/10/1996 ML-96-4 User Fee Charge
07/23/1996 ML-96-39 Supplemental Pension Savings Plan Amendment Vote
07/12/1996 ML-96-38 Industrial Disability Retirement Benefits for City of San Diego Fi Performing Duties as Members of the Urban Search and Rescue Task 1996 Summer Olympics
06/27/1996 ML-96-36 Fire Captain Promotions
06/25/1996 ML-96-35 Exchange of Certain Pueblo Lands for Other Property
06/20/1996 ML-96-34 Use of Video Teleconferencing and the California Open Meetings Law (Ralph M. Brown Act)
06/13/1996 ML-96-33 Use of Edwin A. Benjamin Memorial Fund Monies
06/12/1996 ML-96-32 Corporate Data Disclosable Under the Public Records Act
01/09/1996 ML-96-3 Long Term Disability Offsets
05/20/1996 ML-96-29 Union Control of Length of Dues Payments
05/20/1996 ML-96-28 Adjustment of the Barrio Logan Redevelopment Project Area Tax Base
05/08/1996 ML-96-27 California Civil Rights Initiative
06/18/1996 ML-96-26 Water and Sewer Fund Transfers for Use of City Rights-of-Way
05/08/1996 ML-96-25 Authority to Regulate Turns at Black Mountain Road and Capricorn Way
05/01/1996 ML-96-24 Amendments to Newsrack Ordinance
04/25/1996 ML-96-23 City's Home Page
04/12/1996 ML-96-22 Disgorgement of Tainted Campaign Contributions
03/15/1996 ML-96-21 Contractor Claims for Sales and Use Tax Increases
03/11/1996 ML-96-20 Authority of the Historical Site Board to Designate Historical Properties
01/08/1996 ML-96-2 'Unilateral' Change Orders -- Disputed Work
03/07/1996 ML-96-19 Americans with Disabilities Act and Police Selective Placement Program
03/01/1996 ML-96-18 29th Police Academy Pay Issue
03/01/1996 ML-96-17 Expiration of Reimbursement Agreements
03/22/1996 ML-96-16 Immunity from Use of Recreational Trails