Yesterday the City Council passed a symbolic resolution that they represented as their commitment to reform. Less than 24 hours later, the same City Council not only refused to advance comprehensive reform of their own pensions, they refused to even allow the reform to be discussed.
The Union Tribune addressed the needed reform on Sunday with a question. You can read that editorial here.
Today, the City Council provided the answer to the UT’s editorial – and provided yet more evidence of the huge difference between a symbolic resolution and concrete action.
-Carl
PS: For you reference, here’s the comprehensive pension reform package that my office released to achieve true reform of pensions for politicians:
http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd5/pdf/news/memo100829.pdf