Posts in Year: 2010
California Court of Appeal Invalidates Statutes Restricting Right of Property Owners to Seek Injunctions Against Protestors
The California Court of Appeal has held that commercial private property owners have a constitutional right to exclude union picketers or other protesters from their property. As a result, the court invalidated two California laws as violative of the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the.
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court Rules That City Review of Employee Text Messages Was Reasonable
Alvarez-Glasman & Colvin is proud to announce that Western City, the influential magazine of the League of California Cities, has published an article written by AGC attorney Richard H. Lam entitled U.S. Supreme Court Rules That City Review of Employee Text Messages Was Reasonable. For.
Read MoreCourt of Appeal Decision Reinforces City’s Duty to Provide Fair Permit Process and Hearings
The California Court of Appeal has held in favor of the owner of a potential strip club in his lawsuit against the City of Stanton’s City Council regarding the denial of his permit application. The court found that the City, during an adjudicatory hearing, failed.
Read MoreKnow Your Lease Agreement: Landlords Must Comply With Notice Provisions in a Commercial Lease
The California Court of Appeal recently reviewed whether a landlord must strictly comply with provisions of a commercial lease that require service of a five-day notice to a tenant for non-payment of rent. The case, Culver Center Partners East # 1 v. Baja Fresh Westlake.
Read MoreCalifornia Court of Appeal Invalidates Redevelopment Plan for Lack of Evidence Supporting Finding of Blight
Recently, the California Court of Appeals in County of Los Angeles v. Glendora Redevelopment Project, rejected a redevelopment project plan on the grounds that the City of Glendora Redevelopment Agency (the “Agency”) failed to show sufficient evidence of physical blight.[1] This case will help cities.
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