City of Cerritos v. State of California

Plaintiffs are a group of cities in their municipal capacities and the successor agencies to several redevelopment agencies that have since been dissolved, multiple community development commissions, a private nonprofit housing corporation, and an individual taxpayer. Specifically, plaintiffs are the City of Cerritos, City of Carson, City of Cypress, City of Lakewood, City of Paramount, City of Placentia and City of Signal Hill, each in their municipal capacities and as the successor agencies to their respective former redevelopment agencies, as well as the City of Commerce, Commerce Community Development Commission, City of Downey, Community Development Commission of the City of Downey, City of Santa Fe Springs, Community Development Commission of the City of Santa Fe Springs, Cuesta Villas Housing Corporation, and Bruce W. Barrows.

Plaintiffs filed a combined complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief and petition for writ of mandate challenging the constitutionality of Assembly Bill No. 26 (2011-2012 1st Ex. Sess.) and Assembly Bill No. 27 (2011-2012 1st Ex. Sess.), which laid the groundwork for the demise of California’s nearly 400 redevelopment agencies in…