No Luck With Mandamus Involving A Board Of Supervisor’s Exercise Of Discretion Either.

A trust appealed from the denial of its petition for administrative mandamus in which it sought to overturn the decision of the Board of Supervisors denying its application to turn a mobile home park from rental to condominium ownership. The trust argued that under Government Code section 66427.5 (e) the Board erred when it considered the near-unanimous opposition of the park residents. The Court of Appeal affirmed, finding the County was authorized to take the results of a resident survey into account.  Goldstone v. County of Santa Cruz (Cal. App. Sixth Dist.;  July 17, 2012) 207 Cal.App.4th 1038.