Frosting on an already-sweet pension deal

" A San Francisco grand jury found this year that "[t]he legacy of pension spiking in police and fire departments combined with extraordinary future obligations to fund health care benefits should cause serious concerns by public officials." The grand jury found that police officers and firefighters sometimes received more than their original retirement amount thanks to various tricks. San Francisco, while a bastion of support for liberal causes and unions, has been a bastion of fiscal responsibility with regard to pensions because of a longtime city rule requiring a public vote for pension increases. If San Francisco has problems, you know the rest of the state is in trouble."