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David L. Alexander and Christopher H. Alonzi, Berkeley, for City of Oakland, acting by and through its Board of Port Commissioners as Anucus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Davis & Reno and Duane W. Reno, San Francisco, for Local 21 of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, AFL-CIO, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Olson, Hagel & Fishburn, Deborah B. Caplan, N. Eugene Hill, Sacramento, and Richard C. Miadich, for the President of the State Senate, Don Perata, and the Speaker of the State Assembly, Fabian Nunez, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Bruce A. Behrens, Thomas C. Fellenz, Brelend C. Gowan, Jose Aguirre, Stephanie G. Sakai, Sacramento, and Laurie Epstein-Terris, for Defendants and Respondents.

John P. Carpenter, for The Associated General Contractors of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Best Best & Krieger, Steven C. Debaun, Marc S. Ehrlich and Robert Abiri, Irvine, for Amador County Transportation Authority as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Stoel Rives, James P. Corn and Barbara A. Brenner, Sacramento, for Interveners…