The California State Constitution

Joseph R. Grodin is Professor of Law at Hastings College of Law, University of California. Professor Grodin is the former Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court and is the author of In Pursuit of Justice (1989), among many other works dealing with state constitutional practice. Darien Shanske is Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis School of Law, where he teaches courses and writes on taxation, particularly state and local taxation, state and local government law, public finance and political theory. He worked as a financial advisor to California local governments and as a public finance attorney. Michael B. Salerno is a Clinical Professor and Associate Director of the Center for State and Local Government Law. He has published articles concerning the legislative process, regulating the financial interests of public officials (conflicts of interest), influencing legislation, and amending constitutions in the United States.

Series foreword by G. Alan Tarr ; Preface (with Acknowledgments) ; Foreword by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye ; Part one: The History of California Constitution ; Part two: The California Constitution and Commentary ; Preamble ; Article I Declaration of Rights ; Article II Voting, Initiative and Referendum, and Recall ; Article III State of California ; Article IV Legislative ; Article V Executive ; Article VI Judicial ; Article VII Public Officers and Employees ; Article IX Education ; Article X Water ; Article XA Water Resources Development ; Article XB Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 ; Article XI Local Government ; Article XII Public Utilities ; Article XIII Taxation ; Article XIIIA Tax Limitation ; Article XIIIB Government Spending Limitation ; Article XIIIC Voter Approval for Local Tax Levies ; Article XIIID Assessment and Property-Related Fee Reform ; Article XIV Labor Relations ; Article XV Usury ; Article XVI Public Finance ; Article XVIII Amending and Revising the Constitution ; Article XIX Motor Vehicle Revenues ; Article XIXA Loans from the Public Transportation Account or Local Transportation Funds ; Article XIXB Motor Vehicle Fuel Sales Tax Revenues and Transportation Improvement Funding ; Article XIXC Enforcement of Certain Provisions ; Article XX Miscellaneous Subjects ; Article XXI Redistricting of Senate, Assembly, Congressional and Board of Education Districts ; Article XXII Architectural and Engineering Services ; Article XXXIV Public Housing Project Law ; Article XXXV Medical Research ; Bibliography ; Table of Cases ; Index ; About the Author