State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, Afl-Cio, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Ci — Liu, J…

Summary

Justice Liu, dissenting, argues that the majority improperly held that California's prevailing-wage law cannot be applied to charter cities. He contends the majority disregarded factual and historical evidence of statewide interests, treated municipal fiscal autonomy as categorically controlling, and relied on outdated precedent despite changed economic conditions. Justice Werdegar, dissenting, similarly would uphold application of the prevailing-wage law because it advances substantial statewide interests in construction labor markets and apprenticeship training.