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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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(1950) 36 Cal.2d 125, 134 [222 P.2d 225].) The governmental power that it is asserted the charter amendment would impair is the city council’s power to raise tax revenues to carry on the municipal government. Past decisions invalidating initiative or referendum measures to repeal local tax levies have indicated a policy of resolving any doubts in the scope of the initiative or referendum in a manner that avoids interference with a local legislative body’s responsibilities for fiscal management. (Geiger v. Board of Supervisors (1957) 48 Cal.2d 832, 839-840 [313 P.2d 545]; Hunt v. Mayor & Council of Riverside (1948) 31 Cal.2d 619, 628-629 [191 P.2d 426]; Campen v. Greiner (1971) 15 Cal.App.3d 836, 843 [93 Cal.Rptr. 525].)