It appears Ballot Measure B is ready to go to voters. Superior Court judges granted small victories to both the city of San Jose and labor when clarifying what language should be used.
In Wednesday’s ruling by judge Kevin McKenney, the word “reform” reportedly received the OK regarding pension and retirement overhaul, as well as the opening line “To protect essential services ...” at the beginning of the ballot narrative. Both sides also agreed to cut the term “abuses” and clarified a sentence about putting “additional controls” in place.
Earlier in the week, judge Patricia Lucas ruled against Councilmember Pete Constant, whose lawsuit took issue with six separate statements in labor’s arguments portion. Lucas found only one error in the six items in Constant’s complaint.
With all of that decided and Measure B going before voters June 5, San Jose residents can expect the mailers, robocalls and other PR tactics to really kick into full gear.
What is the result of the Police Union’s suits to order arbitration?
Let the lawyers billing continue. The measure will pass in a landslide but will never be implemented. Never. People smarter than Chuck Greed and Constant have already established that precedent. Again, only the tax payers lose while the tax spenders (san Jose fake mayor and council) claim a pyrrhic victory while channeling millions to their lawyer pals. The lights are shining on their crimes.
Plain Truth
You are 100% correct! The only winners will be the Lawyers . both the city and workers will spend millions , only to be proven that vested rights cannot be changed without worker approval. This city will be on the hook for ALL legal bills associated with this illegal lawsuit. It really is a pity , because it didnt have to happen. If the Mayor in his absolute arrogance would have put the city before his own agenda an agreement could have been reached. City workers were more than willing to negotiate in good faith , the mayor/council never were. the city asked for a specific amount of savings, and the workforce offered them more than what was asked , only to be denied. There was never any real negotiations just a lot of stalling and then pushing by the city for this illegal ballot measure. Residents need to do their own research and not blindly believe the Mayor , the Mercury news, or the workforce , just do some research…………….this is exactly what the Mayor/Council do not want. Everything is public info, you just have to be willing to educate yourselves.
An example of misinformation : on March 1,2012 Mayor Reed , on the “Armstrong & Getty show” Stated that city employees enjoy a 90% pension with full medical and full dental at 15 years of service. THIS SIMPLY IS NOT TRUE! look it up you will see!. a full pension can only be achieved by working 30 years or more. Also , the Mayor never lets the public know that “city employees” CANNOT collect social security , and that in fact they do pay into their own pensions ( the mayor would have you believe otherwise) So either the Mayor is lying or he is out of touch with reality ( he voted for all benefit increases in the last 15 years) .
So Please do your own research