Larsen v. City & County of S.F

In Larsen v. City & County of S.F. (1957) 152 Cal. App. 2d 355, the trial and appellate courts rejected a claim that a public parking project served no public purpose and was for the benefit of only a few merchants in the immediate vicinity. ( Id. at pp. 369-370.) "Undoubtedly, the stores in the neighborhood of the facility, such as the Emporium, Hale's and Penney's, referred to by plaintiff, will obtain benefit from operation of the facility. That fact is not sufficient to take away from the enterprise the characteristics of a public purpose." ( Id. at p. 370.)