Glendale Coalition for Better Government v. City of Glendale, et al., BS 147376; Juan Saveedra, et al. v. City of Glendale, BC 539160

Tentative decision on remedy for petition for writ of mandate after remand

Respondent City of Glendale (“City”) seeks a judgment on remand denying Petitioners Glendale Coalition for Better Government (“Coalition”), Juan Saavedra (“Saavedra”) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 18, AFL-CIO (“IBEW”) (collectively, (“Saavedra”), the relief requested in Case Nos. BS 147376 and BC 539160, respectively, and limiting them to the relief the City did not appeal.

The court has read and considered the City’s post-remand opening brief, oppositions,[1] and consolidated reply, and renders the following tentative decision on remedy after remand.

A. Statement of the Case

1. BS 147376

Petitioner Coalition commenced this proceeding on February 25, 2014. The operative pleading is the First Amended Petition (“FAP’) filed on August 5, 2014. The FA