In 2003, Mr. Collins successfully enforced the City of Los Angeles Charter in litigation challenging the City Council's decision to use taxpayer funds to subsidize a City-owned or controlled hotel near the Staples Center and Convention Center. The City of Los Angeles Charter prohibits the City from engaging in most private businesses without voter approval.  The City Council devised a scheme whereby a not-for-profit corporation controlled by the City would actually own the hotel.  The Superior Court ruled that the City's actions were illegal.  The case is now on appeal.