A California state judge blocked changes to public pension plans approved by San Jose voters in November.
Superior Court Judge Patricia Lewis ruled that state law protected vested pension rights. She said the city could cut workers' pay.
Unions representing police officers, firefighters and other city workers challenged the pension changes, which called for city workers to contribute 16 percent more to their pension plans.
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