Ventura Harbor Restaurant Associates v. Ventura Port Dist. CA2/6
This appeal involves the interpretation of article XIII C and article XX, section 22 of the California Constitution.1 Article XIII C prohibits local governments from imposing a tax without voter approval. Article XX, section 22 provides that the state “shall have the exclusive right and power to license and regulate the . . . sale [and] purchase . . . of alcoholic beverages within the



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