As the largest city in a state currently undergoing massive issues (and a revolutionary wave of tough changes) related to public pension plans, Los Angeles finds itself in an especially loud debate mode this year.
The Los Angeles Times reports that several of the mayoral candidates running for the March 5 civic election have begun to attack former Mayor Richard Riordan's plans to seriously overhaul the city's large and expensive pension plan, which he hopes to get on the ballot.
Riordan's proposals would call for new hires to move into a new DC system, rather than the existing city pension plan; it's a move which has been adopted (and is being disputed in the courtroom) by cities including San Diego and San Jose, as well as being adopted as a new guideline for state employees by Governor Jerry Brown.
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