Legal Updates & Publications

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a Redondo Beach ban on business solicitations of occupants of motor vehicles did not violate the U.S. Constitution. The case, Comite De Jornaleros v. Redondo Beach,[1] has an important impact on city leaders who wish to.