A coalition of unlikely allies are circulating a sweeping ballot initiative in San Diego that would decide a hodge-podge of land use and tax issues confronting the city in one fell swoop. But is it legal?
In San Diego, a downtown hotel developer, an attorney who has blocked the increase of the transient occupancy tax (TOT), and a leading environmentalist have joined forces to promote a ballot initiative that would decide, or at least limit the choices, on a number of far flung issues. These issues include, among other things, a TOT increase and the location and funding of additional convention center facilities, an NFL stadium, and an "Urban Rivers Scientific Interpretive Center." The ballot initiative is entitled "The Citizens’ Plan for the Responsible Management of Major Tourism and Entertainment Resources."
Read the full story: Does San Diego’s “Citizens Plan” ballot initiative violate the single subject requirement?
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