Mar 6, 2015
In San José’s pension wars, the truth has often been a casualty, and former Council member Pete Constant was often the trigger man. What a pleasant surprise to find the City has begun to set the record straight. Tweet
Nov 18, 2014
The San Jose Police Department projects it’s staffing level of officers will be its lowest since 1985, according to a report the department prepared for City Council. At the rate offices are leaving, either through retirement, or because they can find a department elsewhere that will offer appropriate retirement and disability security, the force will dip below 1000 officers by…
Nov 13, 2014
A new ruling is out requiring the City of San Jose to rescind Measure B. An administrative law judge for the California Public Employment Relations Board, ruled that the City violated the law when it failed to meet and confer in good faith with at least one city union (IFPTE Local 21) over placing Measure B on the June 2012…
Mar 14, 2014
Mayor Chuck Reed has suspended efforts to qualify a statewide ballot initiative to attack the retirement security of public workers in California. The measure would have changed the California Constitution to eliminate the constitutional protections for public workers, who have a vested right to their pensions. Tweet