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State of California Department of Justice
Rob Bonta
Attorney General
Attorney General
The Attorney General’s Opinion Unit is responsible for researching and drafting the formal opinions of the Attorney General. This Monthly Opinion Report lists all of the questions that are currently under consideration for formal opinions.
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| Opinion No. | Question | Requested by | Assigned To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-801 |
For purposes of the voter-approval requirements of Proposition 218, what is the proper definition of the term "electorate" as it relates to a special tax to be imposed only on the unincorporated region of a county? Notify me when Opinion No. 25-801 is issued |
San Joaquin County Counsel Edward J. Kiernan |
Thomas 09/08/2025 |
| Opinion No. | Question(s) Presented | Conclusion(s) | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-501 |
The WHITTIER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT would like to file a lawsuit in state court against GARY MENDEZ to remove him from public office as a school board trustee. Before this type of lawsuit may be filed, state law requires Attorney General permission known as “leave to sue in quo warranto.” In seeking permission, the School District asserts that when Mendez took office on a water board with interrelated powers and overlapping territory with the School Board, it created a possibility for conflict between the offices that makes them “incompatible,” resulting in forfeiture by state law (Government Code section 1099) of his school board trusteeship. Forfeiture of the office first held (on the School Board) safeguards loyalty to a single office—the one most recently chosen, on the water board. |
The School District’s proposed lawsuit meets all three of the Attorney General’s criteria to grant leave to sue: it is correctly brought through the quo warranto process, it raises a substantial legal issue for judicial resolution, and such resolution would serve the public interest. Consequently, we GRANT leave to sue. |
09/11/2025 |
| Opinion No. | Question(s) | Assigned To |
|---|---|---|
| 25-801 |
For purposes of the voter-approval requirements of Proposition 218, what is the proper definition of the term "electorate" as it relates to a special tax to be imposed only on the unincorporated region of a county? Notify me when Opinion No. 25-801 is issued |
Thomas |
| 25-603 |
Counties regularly receive funds from nongovernmental entities or private individuals in various contexts, including taxes, fees, assessments, and fines. Counties also regularly receive funds from those entities or individuals in other contexts—specifically, gifts or donations, or grant money that was appropriated by a governmental entity to further a governmental program but is disseminated by a nongovernmental entity to grantees for use consistent with the underlying governmental program. In these other contexts, may a county official deposit the funds into the county treasury without violating Government Code section 27011, so long as the county uses the funds only for public purposes? Notify me when Opinion No. 25-603 is issued |
Bidart |
| 25-602 |
Does the California Values Act (SB 54), as codified in Government Code § 7284.6(a), prohibit a local law enforcement agency from pre-staging personnel or entering a contracted federal immigration detention facility for public safety purposes in anticipation of, or response to, civil unrest—provided that no immigration enforcement functions are undertaken? Notify me when Opinion No. 25-602 is issued |
Kentfield |
| 25-601 |
If the Director of Industrial Relations determines that the prevailing wage is the rate set by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and that CBA provides a separate classification for a foreman who performs on-site work while supervising the work crew, does the Labor Code require the Director to publish the prevailing wage rate for the foreman classification? Notify me when Opinion No. 25-601 is issued |
Welindt |
| 25-102 |
May federally recognized Indian tribes which are located exclusively within the exterior boundaries of the State of California and who have adopted laws that impose comprehensive requirements substantially comparable to the California Cannabis Regulatory Framework lawfully conduct intrastate commercial cannabis activity solely within the State of California with California state cannabis licensees without obtaining such a license themselves? Notify me when Opinion No. 25-102 is issued |
Thomas |
| 24-1102 |
May a concealed carry weapon (CCW) permit be denied under Penal Code section 26202(a)(8), which disqualifies CCW permit applicants who are “currently abusing controlled substances,” based on an applicant’s otherwise lawful use of marijuana under California law? Notify me when Opinion No. 24-1102 is issued |
Bidart |
| 24-1101 |
Do the exemptions from local building and zoning ordinances set forth in Government Code section 53091, subdivisions (d) and (e), apply to all California public water systems, including independent water companies? Notify me when Opinion No. 24-1101 is issued |
Duncan Lee |
| 24-702 |
May the same individual serve simultaneously on the Board of Commissioners for the White Mountain Fire Protection District and the Board of Directors for the Tri Valley Groundwater Management District?” Notify me when Opinion No. 24-702 is issued |
McCarroll |
| Opinion No. | Question(s) | Assigned To |
|---|---|---|
| 25-301 |
Was Christopher Pikus validly appointed to the Poway City Council? Notify me when Opinion No. 25-301 is issued |
Medeiros |
| 24-1002 |
Was Mark Skvarna validly appointed to the office of Montebello Unified School District Superintendent? Notify me when Opinion No. 24-1002 is issued |
McCarroll |
| 24-802 |
May the San Diego Police Officers Association challenge the validity of a provision of the Proposition B initiative measure that the Association alleges to have unlawfully affected the pension benefits of some of its members? Notify me when Opinion No. 24-802 is issued |
Kentfield |