On August 24, the California State Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Arntz v Superior Court.  The decision is here. The issue was whether San Francisco Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier may be on the November 2010 ballot for County Supervisor.  San Francisco has term limits for Supervisors.  They may run for two four-year terms.  The Court ruled that she may not run in 2010.

Alioto-Pier was appointed in January 2004, and then elected to a 2-year short term in November 2004, and to her only 4-year term in November 2006.  She will appeal to the State Supreme Court.