CALIFORNIA TOW TRUCK ASSN. v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

No. A135960.

225 Cal.App.4th 846 (2014)

170 Cal. Rptr. 3d 593

CALIFORNIA TOW TRUCK ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Defendant and Respondent.

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

April 23, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Law Offices of Brooks Ellison and Patrick J. Whalen for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Dennis J. Herrera , City Attorney, Wayne Snodgrass , Deputy City Attorney, and Vince Chhabria , Deputy City Attorney, for Defendant and Respondent.

Carmen A. Trutanich , City Attorney, Carlos De La Guerra , Managing Assistant City Attorney, and Debra L. Gonzales , Assistant City Attorney, for League of California Cities as Amicus Curiae.


OPINION

RIVERA, J.

State law generally preempts local law in the field of traffic control. (Rumford v. City of Berkeley (1982) 31 Cal.3d 545, 550 [183 Cal.Rptr. 73, 645 P.2d 124] [a city has no authority over vehicular traffic control unless expressly provided by the Legislature].) There are exceptions, and this appeal...

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