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Municipal Lawyers

Dec. 6, 2012

Burk E. Delventhal

City Attorney's Office San Francisco Specialties: constitutional, municipal law and public policy issues


Proposition 13, the 1978 measure that severely restricted property taxes, continues to be felt throughout California. The measure destroyed the foundation of local government's financial and political autonomy, said Delventhal, chief deputy of the San Francisco city attorney's government law division.


"We're still living through that era and it has brought some very interesting challenges."


The popularity of voter initiatives has l...

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