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STE. MARIE v. RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL PARK & OPEN-SPACE DIST.

No. S159319.

46 Cal.4th 282 (2009)

___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___

___ P.3d ___

GERARD STE. MARIE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN-SPACE DISTRICT, Defendant and Appellant; MT. SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, Real Party in Interest and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

May 14, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe S. Rank, County Counsel, Pamela J. Walls, Assistant County Counsel, Patti F. Smith, Deputy Counsel; Reed Smith, Paul D. Fogel, Dennis Peter Maio; and Anita C. Willis for Defendant and Appellant.

Steven M. Woodside, County Counsel (Sonoma), Phyllis C. Gallagher, Deputy County Counsel; Ted C. Radosevich and Carol R. Victor for East Bay Regional Park District, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, Marin County Open Space District, Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District and Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Gerard Ste. Marie, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Respondent.

No appearance for Real Party in Interest and Respondent.

OPINION

WERDEGAR, J.—

We address today a question of statutory interpretation, the answer to which will have a profound effect on how regional park and open space districts can manage their real property holdings. The dispute in this case centers on a purported conflict between Public Resources Code1 section 5565, which suggests real property is deemed "dedicated" for park or open space purposes at the moment...

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