Election Law

1st District Court of Appeal, Constitutional Law, Election Law

Alameda County Taxpayers’ Association v. City of Oakland — Oakland Zoo parcel tax initiative survives challenge after severing references to private operator

automatic / March 9, 2026

First District holds that an Oakland voter initiative funding the Oakland Zoo violated the California Constitution by naming a private operator, but the offending references can be severed and the measure passed with the required simple majority.