By Doug Porter
Former San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio and proponents of a California ballot initiative requiring pension changes to go through a public vote are screaming foul about the California Attorney General’s official description of that measure. The language, starting out with “eliminates constitutional protections” will appear on petitions backers use to get signatures.
The backers of the “Public Employees. Pension and Retiree Healthcare Benefits Initiative/Constitutional Amendment,” issued a statement blasting ‘union bosses’ and ‘politicians’ in response to Kamala Harris’ wording.
Likely most upsetting to the measure’s backers was the omission of the word “empowering.” This squashed the idea of tapping into the politics of resentment and was a hoped for main selling point by proponents. [Read more…]