Silicon Valley Taxpayers Ass'n v. Santa Clara County Open Space Auth.

ELR Citation: ELR 20174
No(s). S136468 (Cal. Jul 14, 2008)

The Supreme Court of California invalidated a local agency's countywide property assessment intended to fund a program to acquire, improve, and maintain open space lands. The court first ruled that courts should exercise their independent judgment in reviewing whether assessments that local agencies...