Tentative ruling issued by Judge LAURIE M. EARL on Oct. 04, 2019 in Sacramento County, CA - Case no: xxxxxGDS

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

DATE/TIME October 4, 2019, 10:00 a.m. DEPT. NO 25 JUDGE HON. LAURIE M. EARL CLERK D. BEAROR

LUCIA MAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Case No.: 34-2018-00228770

Plaintiff,

v.

DESIGNATED LOCAL AUTHORITY, AS

SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF

PISMO BEACH, et al.,

Defendants.

Nature of Proceedings: PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE

Following is the court’s tentative ruling denying the petition for writ of mandate.

FACTUAL, PROCEDURAL, AND LEGAL BACKGROUND

This case is another in a long line of cases arising out of what is frequently referred to as the “great dissolution” of California’s nearly 400 redevelopment agencies. This case, however, is quite unique. The legal, factual, and procedural background is thus described in some detail below.

The Legislature enacted the Commun….....