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16-603 Does the California Voter Participation Rights Act apply to charter cities, and to local school districts whose elections are governed by city charters? The California Voter Participation Rights Act applies to charter cities, and to local school districts whose elections are governed by city charters.

Issued on July 11, 2017
Official Citation: 100 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 4
87-405 1. May a city or county, by ordinance, including those adopted by referendum or initiative, lawfully authorize a use of land in the coastal zone which is not permitted by a local coastal program or land use plan certified by the California Coastal Commission without approval of the Commission?

2. May a city or county lawfully prohibit a use of land in the coastal zone which is permitted by a local coastal program or land use plan certified by the California Coastal Commission, by ordinance, including those adopted by referendum or initiative, without the approval of the Commission?

3. Are the Coastal Act's provisions for approval of amendments to a certified local coastal program or land use plan by the California Coastal Commission applicable to charter cities? 		1. A city or county, by ordinance, including those adopted by referendum or initiative, may not lawfully authorize a use of land in the coastal zone which is not permitted by a local coastal program or land use plan certified by the California Coastal Commission without approval of the Commission.

2. A city or county may not lawfully prohibit a use of land in the coastal zone which is permitted by a local coastal program or land use plan certified by the California Coastal Commission, by ordinance, including those adopted by referendum or initiative, without the approval of the Commission.

3. The Coastal Act's provisions for approval of amendments to a certified local coastal program or land use plan by the California Coastal Commission applicable to charter cities.

Issued on September 10, 1987
Official Citation: 70 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 220
09-1203 Does the Massage Therapy Organization’s voluntary certifications program (2008 Stat. ch. 384 (Sen. 731)) occupy the field of massage regulation statewide, so as to preclude enforcement of local massage regulations enacted by charter cities? Withdrawn on January 29, 2010