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Jan. 13, 2023

Court values real estate over reform

Values expressed in 1974 Political Reform Act forgotten in 2022

Michael J. Aguirre

Partner
Aguirre & Severson LLP

Email: maguirre@amslawyers.com

UC Berkeley SOL; Berkeley CA

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On Dec. 14 Judge Geoffrey Howard issued an opinion denying a merit resolution of a lawsuit to stop building permits for real estate

projects because Los Angeles City councilmembers approved them after being paid off. (AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. City of Los Angeles, 2022 DJDAR 12471).

Judge Howard, a respected Marin County Superior Court Judge, was sp...

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