This editorial further emphasizes the importance of the California Supreme Court ruling in the upcoming review of both the Marin County and State Firefighters decisions made by Appellate Courts.
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Some people are saying that even if the ruling upholds the Appeals Courts' decisions, nothing will change because elected officials - such as Supervisors - will not take advantage of the new tools that would be provided.
We have, however, the ability to remove elected officials, through elections or through recalls.
More and more taxpayers are now aware of the financial stress caused by billions of dollars of unfunded retiree debt, evidenced in increasing taxes, rates and fees, and in reduced or cut services.
With this growing awareness comes the knowledge that the current pension system is irreparably broken and steps must be taken to provide for public employees without incurring monstrous debt for this and future generations.
Regards,
Jody