by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Ongoing litigation over San Diego’s 2012 pension cutbacks could be costly for the city, but no one knows how costly and opinions vary widely. Estimates in recent months of a potential city payout have ranged from $100 million down to less than $20 million, but even...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Police Department is still losing more officers each month than it can replace, despite an increase in benefits last year that officials hoped would reduce departures. The improved compensation package put more money in paychecks starting in...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
SAN DIEGO — A state appeals court ruled this week that four San Diego city employee unions aren’t entitled to $1.7 million in attorney’s fees from a 2010 lawsuit over the pension contributions of city workers. The pension litigation was settled in 2013, with the city...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 7, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Unfunded public pensions threaten the fiscal solvency of states and localities across the country. And California is not immune. Back in 2012, San Diego voters recognized the threat and overwhelmingly supported Proposition B, a set of pension reforms that is helping...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 4, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
SACRAMENTO — Nearly two years ago, this column reported on an official financial forecast from the northern California city of Stockton’s bankruptcy proceedings showing that within a few years after exiting bankruptcy the city was likely to re-enter it. It was an...