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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
01/29/2016 ML-2016-4 San Diego Charter section 32.1 and Subpoena Power
01/21/2016 ML-2016-3 Hazard Warnings for Construction Activity
01/20/2016 MS-2016-3 Application of the Living Wage Ordinance to City Contracts with Allan Company and IMS Recycling Services, Inc.
01/19/2016 MS-2016-2 Californians Aware Proposal Presented at the Rules Committee Meeting of January 13, 2016
01/12/2016 MS-2016-1 Authority to Recommend a Decrease of Mayor and Council Salaries
01/12/2016 ML-2016-2 Legal Effect of Adding a Preamble to the Charter
01/04/2016 ML-2016-1 Payment of Workers' Compensation Benefits to Public Safety Officers Retiring OUt of the Deferred Retirement Option Program
12/21/2015 MS-2015-27 Short term vacation rentals
12/21/2015 ML-2015-21 Applicability of Conflict of Interest Laws to Consultants Working on the Capital Improvement Program
12/17/2015 ML-2015-20 Application of Proposed Living Wage Ordinance Amendments to the City's Existing Emergency Medical Services Contract
12/14/2015 ML-2015-19 Exemptions from Environmental Regulations for Emergency Channel
12/02/2015 MS-2015-26 Proposed Labor Neutrality Provision and Application of the Living Wage Ordinance Related to the Seventh and Market Project
11/20/2015 MS-2015-25 Open Meeting Requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code section 54950, et seq.)
11/17/2015 MS-2015-24 Update on Accessibility Requirements for Fire Stations
11/17/2015 ML-2015-18 Contracting Requirements for Developer-Reimbursed Public Improvement Projects (Update to ML-20118)
11/12/2015 MS-2015-23 Effect of a Local Emergency Declaration (Drainage Channels)
11/03/2015 ML-2015-17 The Legality of Appointment Language in San Diego Charter Section 42
10/26/2015 ML-2015-16 Role of the City Council on Considering Water Rate Increases
10/12/2015 MS-2015-22 Contractor Registration and Commission for Arts and Culture Artist Contracts
10/06/2015 MS-2015-21 Land Use Regulation of Medical Marijuana Storage Facilities
09/28/2015 MS-2015-18 Fire Station No. 45 and Contractor License Lapse (Echo Pacific Construction, Inc.
09/23/2015 MS-2015-17 Appluicability of Prevailing Wage Requirements to Third Party Contracts for Constrution or Maintenance Work in Business Improvement Districts
09/18/2015 MS-2015-15 Interest Payments to the San Diego City Employees' Retirement System Associated with Underpaid Contributions or Overpaid Benefits
09/18/2015 MS-2015-16 Use of Closed Session by the Board of Library Commissioners
09/17/2015 MS-2015-14 Councilmember's Proposal to Lower the Voting Age to 16 for Municipal Elections
09/11/2015 ML-2015-15 San Diego Municipal Code Section 52.80.01 Relating to Trespass, Peaceful Political Activity
09/04/2015 ML-2015-14 Recycled Water Rates
08/24/2015 ML-2015-13 Roles of the San Diego City Council and the Mayor in Approving and Modifying Collective Bargaining Agreements
08/10/2015 MS-2015-13 Assembly Bill No. 2402 Regarding Equal Participation in Youth Athletics Programs
07/16/2015 MS-2015-12 Reasonable Accomodations for Library Patrons with Large Carts
07/14/2015 ML-2015-12 Overview of City Charter and Municipal Code Requirements for City Contracts
07/08/2015 MS-2015-10 The Brown Act Requirements Pertaining to Taking Action on an Informational Item
07/06/2015 MOL-2015-11 Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Exemption For Emergency Resources Officers In The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
06/11/2015 ML-2015-9 Application of Recent Amendments to the Fair Political Practices Commission Regulations Regarding a Material Effect on Real Property and the Public Generally Exception
06/09/2015 ML-2015-10 Blucar and Zirx and City's Valet Parking Regulations
05/14/2015 ML-2015-8 City Liability for Maintenance and Brush Management on Paper Streets
04/23/2015 ML-2015-7 Delegation of Governmental Functions to Civic San Diego
04/20/2015 MS-2015-7 Prevailing Wage and New Requirements Under Senate Bill 854
04/10/2015 ML-2015-6 Regulating Advertising of Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes in the City of San Diego
03/17/2015 MS-2015-6 Tentative Agreement between the City of San Diego and the San Diego Police Officers Association
03/16/2015 ML-2015-5 Effective and Operational Dates of Referended Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance
03/04/2015 ML-2015-4 Applicability of Single Subject Rule to Charter Amendments Proposed by the City Council
02/19/2015 MS-2015-4 Proposed Renewal of Downtown Property and Business Improvement District
02/02/2015 MS-2015-2 Permitting of Events in Plaza de Panama
01/30/2015 ML-2015-2 Local Regulation of the Transportation of Medical Marijuana
01/30/2015 MS-2015-3 Potential Changes to City's Administration of Maintenance Assessment District Funds
01/29/2015 ML-2015-1 Car Sharing: Review of Legal Issues
01/08/2015 MS-2015-1 Environmental Appeals of Proposed Medical Marijuana Consumer Cooperatives
12/02/2014 ML-2014-16 Limiting Non-Agenda Public Comment to Two Minutes Per Speaker
11/26/2014 ML-2014-14 Appraisal of Water Utility Property at Qualcomm Stadium

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