The Arcadia City Council took the first step toward a total repeal of its residency restrictions during its meeting on June 7. The Council is scheduled to take the next step toward repeal on June 21. If the Council approves the repeal during that meeting, the repeal will take effect after 30 days.
The residency restrictions within the City of Arcadia were challenged in a lawsuit filed in federal court in July 2015. The City filed two unsuccessful motions to dismiss the case in September 2015 and January 2016.
“This is a significant victory for registered citizens and their families,” stated attorney Janice Bellucci. “We expect families in Arcadia to be reunited in July.”
In addition to the City of Arcadia, residency restrictions within seven additional cities have been challenged. The first city to be sued, the City of Grover Beach, immediately repealed their restrictions in August 2015. Settlement negotiations are pending in several cities at this time.
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I wish politicians were required to have a law degree. Maybe we wouldn’t have such stubborn and ignorant counsel members and mayors.
There needs to be a Bobby Kennedy law whereby an in your face statement is read to these two-faces at their proposal meeting or committee:::::
‘At the lunch break , I would suggest you read the Constitution’.
Congrats! As I read in the past, allowing cities to impose these laws has created both confusion and it’s become almost impossible to travel throughout the state without breaking the law. I mean, I personally don’t and didn’t know Arcadia had such a law. It’s reckless. Does anyone know if Cypress has such a law?