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Birkenfeld v. City of Berkeley, 550 P.2d 1001 (1976)

Citation
Birkenfeld v. City of Berkeley, 550 P.2d 1001 (1976)
Parent Document
Birkenfeld v. City of Berkeley, 550 P.2d 1001 (1976)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1976-06-16

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It is argued that the charter amendment’s adoption violates the principle that the initiative is ordinarily deemed inapplicable where “the inevitable effect would be greatly to impair or wholly destroy the efficacy of some other governmental power.” (Chase v. Kalber (1915) 28 Cal.App. 561, 569-570 [153 P. 397]; accord, Simpson v. Hite