Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 20, 1996, No. 92-16767 (Carpenter v. City & County of San Francisco)

lead-opinion

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

■In this first of two similar eases,1 we must decide whether the City and County of San Francisco violates the No Preference Clause of the California Constitution by its ownership and display of a 103-foot concrete and steel Latin cross in Mount Davidson Park (the “Mount Davidson Cross”).