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California Supreme Court

May 15, 2009

State Justices: Parks Can Cede Land Without Elections

Regional park officials across the state won a major victory Thursday when the California Supreme Court ruled park officials aren't obligated to hold costly elections every time they dispose of public land.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Regional park officials across the state won a major victory Thursday when the California Supreme Court ruled park officials aren't obligated to hold costly elections every time they dispose of public land.

A unanimous court overturned a Riverside County judge and the 4th District Court of Appeal, which had blocked the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District from giving 80 acres of vacant l...

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