Beck v. City of Canyon Lake (D083322)
This case presents the question of whether a Utility User Tax is a general tax imposed as “an incident of property ownership,” which is barred by Proposition 218. CSAC’s brief argues that Proposition 218—specifically, Section 3 of Article XIIID of the California Constitution—did not surreptitiously eliminate the voters’ right to impose general taxes on property-related utility services. The brief was drafted by Kevin Siegel at Burke, Williams & Sorenson, LLP in San Francisco.
