Jensen v. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Author
On November 8, 2016, 71 percent of voters in Santa Clara County approved a transactions and use tax (sales tax) measure proposed by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (hereafter VTA) called Measure B. On January 9, 2017, appellant Cheriel Jensen filed a complaint with three causes of action seeking to invalidate the measure. Jensen’s first two causes of action alleged Measure B was unlawful, because it did not specify the purposes for which the tax proceeds would be used and it did not contain a requirement that the tax proceeds be used only for those specified purposes. She further requested declaratory or injunctive relief. Lastly, she claimed VTA failed to respond to her public records request made under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.). VTA demurred to all three causes of action. Following a hearing, the trial court sustained VTA’s demurrer without leave to amend and entered judgment in favor of VTA.
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