Citizens for Fair REU Rates v. City of Redding

Filed 2/19/15 (unmodified opn. attached)

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Shasta) ----

CITIZENS FOR FAIR REU RATES et al.,

Plaintiffs and Appellants, C071906

v. (Super. Ct. Nos. 171377, 172960)

CITY OF REDDING et al., ORDER MODIFYING OPINION

AND DENYING PETITIONS

Defendants and Respondents. FOR REHEARING

[NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT]

THE COURT:

The opinion filed January 20, 2015, in the above cause is modified as follows: On page 2, replace the third sentence of the first paragraph with the following: To this end, Proposition 218 added article XIII C to require that new taxes imposed by a local government be subject to vote by the electorate. (Art. XIII A, § 4; art. XIII C, § 1, as approved by voters, Gen. Elec., Nov. 5, 1996; see also 2B West’s Ann. Cal. Codes (2013) pp. 362-363.) General taxes may be approved by a simple majority of voters, but special taxes require two-thirds voter approval. (Art. XIII C, § 2, subds. (c) & (d).) On page 3, replace the first sentence of the second full…