No. 04-56964

474 F.3d 647 CITIZENS FOR CLEAN GOVERNMENT, the committee to recall Scott Peters, an unincorporated association, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO, a public Opinion agency; Does, 1 through 100, Inclusive, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-56964. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 15, 2006. Filed January 19, 2007. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Steven W. Haskins and Margaret Pitchkolan, Haskins & Associates APC, Bonita, CA, for the appellant. David Brodie and Robert J. Walters, Deputy City Attorneys, San Diego, CA, for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California; Roger T. Benitez, Magistrate Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 03CV-1215-BEN. Before: CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges. HALL, Senior Circuit Judge. 1 The City of San Diego bans contributions exceeding $250 to any committee supporting or opposing a candidate for City Council office. San Diego Municipal Code (SDMC) § 27.2935 (2005). 1 This limit applies to recall efforts because the term "candidate" includes a "City officeholder who becomes the subject of a recall election." Id.…