Government
Sep. 7, 2011
Can cities avoid contracts by declaring state of emergency?
Claiming pension and health-care costs have left their budgets in ruins, some local governments are considering declaring states of fiscal emergency to establish authority to cut benefits.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Claiming pension and health care costs have left their budgets in ruins, some local governments are considering declaring states of fiscal emergency to establish authority to cut those benefits.
Officials in San Jose, for one, are considering the controversial move, which public employee unions promise would result in a costly legal war. Mayor Chuck Reed is working on a ballot measure asking San Jose vot...
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