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WATKINS v. COUNTY OF ALAMEDA

Nos. A122992, A123320.

177 Cal.App.4th 320 (2009)

RONNIE WATKINS et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. COUNTY OF ALAMEDA et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.

September 3, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Winnie, County Counsel, Calvin C. James, Assistant County Counsel, and Andrew J. Massey, Associate County Counsel, for Defendants and Appellants.

Jennifer B. Henning for California State Association of Counties as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

Public Interest Law Project, Judith Z. Gold, Stephen Ronfeldt; Bay Area Legal Aid and Steven Weiss for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

OPINION

McGUINESS, P. J.—

In the 1990's, the Legislature amended the statutory scheme governing general assistance (GA) in order to allow counties to adopt specified restrictions on benefits and thereby obtain relief from the fiscal burdens of the state-mandated program.1 The allowable restrictions were enacted as exceptions to the broad statutory mandate requiring counties to provide aid to indigent residents...

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