In 2015 the League of California Cities “strategic priorities” called for reforms to reduce “pension unfunded liabilities and insolvency risks”. This year’s priorities call for “collaboratively” working to “secure new revenue tools” and “flexible prudent policies” to pay pension costs. The...
carefully reasoned discussion of the legal issues at stake in this case. Several courts of appeals have considered the legal doctrines involved in attacks on the hiring and promotion policies of city agencies, including police and fire departments. ...
1974, the parties would spend two weeks on and one week off on depositions, which schedule they have quite rigidly held even though the lawyers on the Plaintiffs' Discovery Committee and defense counsel come from New
This is an employment discrimination action against the San Francisco Fire Department ("SFFD") initially brought by the United States and now joined in intervention by various individual and organizational plaintiffs and defendants. Plaintiffs allege that the City's administration of certain employment ...
Urban Open Spaces (UOS) are green infrastructures that provide social and ecosystem services. Green public areas contribute to mitigation and adaptation strategies for addressing climate changes, but their maintenance has a significant cost. Frequent grass cutting operations must be carried out during gro...