Tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinion in City of San José v. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. (Briefs here; oral argument video here.)
When the court granted review in August 2024, it limited the issue to: “Is the issuance of pension obligation bonds to finance unfunded pension liability subject to the voter-approval requirement of article XVI, section 18, subdivision (a) of the California Constitution?” More about the case here.
This will be the second opinion in the four cases argued on the October calendar. One of the other two opinions should file by January 5. See below regarding the fourth one.
There are a number of other argued but undecided cases in the pipeline: the three on the November calendar (opinions due by February 2); the two argued in December (one of them should file by March 2; see below regarding the other one); and five opinions delayed by post-argument briefing. Four of the five are death penalty appeals (see here and here) — the opinions in People v. Bankston, argued in early May, People v. Chhuon and Pan, argued in late May, and People v. Barrera, argued in June, might not file until February 26, and the People v. Demolle opinion, following an October argument, might not file until April 23. There is also Shear Development Co. v. California Coastal Commission, argued two weeks ago, but with the opinion delayed until as late as May 4 because of supplemental briefing (see here).
The Cit of San José opinion can be viewed tomorrow starting at 10:00 a.m.
