The white-hot political battle over public pension reform was supposed to go before a statewide vote this November with a constitutional measure championed by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed. But now that suddenly is in question.
Reed, who leads a group of California city leaders campaigning for the proposal as a solution to soaring retirement costs, said Thursday they are mounting a court challenge to the state Attorney General’s ballot wording, claiming it mischaracterizes their initiative’s intent.
Reed said it’s unclear if a legal fight would allow enough time to collect the required signatures to get the pension reform measure on the ballot — or push the effort back to the 2016 election cycle.
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