San Diegans for Open Gov't v. Pub. Facilities Fin. Auth. of San Diego

*1276 At issue here is a municipal ordinance, which authorized the issuance of bonds to be used to refinance the defendants' obligations with respect to construction of a baseball park. We find plaintiff taxpayers have standing under Government Code 1 section 1092 to challenge the ordinance on the grounds participants in the proposed transaction violated the conflict of interest provisions of section 1090. Accordingly, we must *1277 reverse the trial court's judgment dismissing plaintiff's complaint, which judgment was entered on the grounds plaintiffs do not have standing to challenge the ordinance.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On March 17, 2015, respondents City of San Diego (the city) and Public Facilities Financing Authority (PFFA) 2 adopted San Diego Ordinance No. 0-20469 and PFFA Resolution No. FA-2015-2, which authorized issuance of 2015 Refunding Bonds (2015 Bonds). The 2015 Bonds, if issued, will refund and refinance the remaining amount owed by the city on bonds issued in 2007 with respect to construction of the baseball stadium at Petco Park.

On May 18, 2015, San Diegans For Open Government (SDFOG) filed a complaint that challenged the validity of the 2015…