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LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COM. v. RICHMOND

Docket No. L.A. 31403.

31 Cal.3d 197 (1982)

643 P.2d 941

182 Cal. Rptr. 324

LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. GEORGE U. RICHMOND, as Executive Director, etc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

April 30, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Nossaman, Krueger & Marsh, John T. Knox, Donald E. Burns, Stephen N. Roberts, James C. Powers and Henry S. Weinstock for Petitioner.

Gregory L. Colvin and Polly Thomas as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

Ronald A. Zumbrun, John H. Findley and Joseph E. Maloney for Respondent.

Nichols, Stead, Boileau & Lamb, Michael D. Smith and John Howard Sullivan as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondent.

Carol Benson as Amicus Curiae.

OPINION

MOSK, J.

The issue in this case is whether the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission (LACTC) may, consistent with the provisions of section 4 of article XIII A of the California Constitution, impose a "retail transaction and use tax" in Los Angeles County with the consent of a majority of the voters, but less than two-thirds of their number.

In 1976, the Legislature created LACTC in order to meet a demand for...

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