San Diego Municipal Employees Ass'n v. Superior Court

Opinion

McDONALD, J.

In 2011, the proponents of a voter initiative entitled the “Comprehensive Pension Reform Initiative” (CPRI) circulated petitions to qualify the CPRI for placement on the San Diego County ballot. The CPRI, if enacted, would amend the charter of the City of San Diego (City) in ways that, among other things, would impact retirement benefits for certain City employees. After the San Diego County Registrar of Voters certified that sufficient signatures had been collected to place the CPRI on the June 5, 2012, voter ballot, petitioner San Diego Municipal Employees Association…